The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Penney, William Ronald Campbell
Major-General
* 16th of May 1896
† 3rd of December 1964
(Royal Signals)
Promotions
| 1934-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-04-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-11-04 | Local Colonel |
| 1939-11-18 | Colonel (Dated back to 1937-07-01) |
| 1939-11-18 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-05-18 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-11-17 | Reverted to Colonel |
| 1940-12-19 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-10-10 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-10-10 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-06-26 | Major-General (Dated back to 1941-11-17) |
Service
| 1935-04-01 | – | Commanding Officer 1st Indian Divisional Signals | |
| 1939-11-18 | – | 1940-XX-XX | Deputy Director of Military Intelligence, War Office |
| 1940-12-19 | – | 1941-09-26 | Commanding Officer 3rd Infantry Brigade |
| 1941-10-10 | – | 1943-01-29 | Chief Signal Officer, Middle East Command |
| 1943-01-30 | – | 1943-06-01 | Chief Signal Officer, 18th Army Group [North Africa] |
| 1943-07-11 | – | 1943-10-13 | Chief Signal Officer, 15th Army Group [Sicily] |
| 1943-10-14 | – | 1944-02-18 | General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division [North Africa - Italy] |
| 1944-02-23 | – | 1944-05-04 | General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1944-06-14 | – | 1944-07-24 | General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division [North Africa - Italy] |
| 1945-05-16 | – | 1945-11-28 | Director of Intelligence, South-East Asia Command |
| 1946-05-01 | – | 1949-XX-XX | Assistant Controller of Supplies (Munitions), Ministry of Supply |
| 1947-12-22 | – | 1957-12-22 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Signals |
| 1949-10-12 | Retired |
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958