The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Nye, Archibald Edward
Lieutenant-General
* 23rd of April 1895
† 13th of November 1967
(Warwickshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1934-06-30 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-11-23 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-05-05 | Local Brigadier |
| 1939-05-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1939-05-25 | Colonel (Dated back to 1937-07-01) |
| 1940-11-01 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-11-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1941-11-18 | Major-General |
| 1941-12-05 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-12-05 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-09-14 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1932-08-01 | – | 1935-12-31 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1936-12-10 | – | 1937-11-22 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1937-11-23 | – | 1939-05-04 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment |
| 1939-05-05 | – | 1939-05-19 | Special employment |
| 1939-05-20 | – | 1940-01-06 | Commanding Officer Nowshera Brigade [India] |
| 1940-02-05 | – | 1940-10-31 | Deputy Director of Staff Duties, War Office |
| 1940-11-01 | – | 1941-12-04 | Director of Staff Duties, War Office |
| 1941-12-05 | – | 1946-01-31 | Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1946-03-29 | Retired | ||
| 1946-05-05 | – | 1948-09-07 | Governor of Madras [India] |
| 1946-08-10 | – | 1949-09-30 | Colonel, Madras Regiment |
| 1948-XX-XX | – | 1952-XX-XX | British High Commissioner in India |
| 1952-XX-XX | – | 1956-XX-XX | British High Commissioner in Canada |
Picture source: NPG x177837, National Portrait Gallery, London