The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Lewis Henry Owain Pugh

Pugh, Lewis Henry Owain

Major-General

* 18th of May 1907

† 10th of March 1981

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1942-01-06 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-02-25 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-10-08 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-11-17 War Substantive Major
1942-11-17 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-05-14 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-01-19 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-01-29 Major
1945-03-28 Acting Colonel
1945-03-28 Acting Brigadier
1945-05-18 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1945-05-18 Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel
1945-06-12 Acting Colonel
1945-10-20 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1945-10-20 Temporary Colonel
1945-10-30 Acting Brigadier
1945-11-27 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1946-03-17 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1949-08-31 Lieutenant-Colonel
1949-11-20 Temporary Brigadier
1951-01-29 Colonel
1955-01-29 Brigadier
1956-01-14 Temporary Major-General
1957-03-01 Major-General

Service

1942-01-06 1942-02-25 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1942-02-26 1942-10-07 General Staff Officer 2, ?
1942-10-08 1943-05-14 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1945-03-28 1945-05-19 Acting Commanding Officer 33rd Indian Brigade [Burma]
1945-10-30 1945-11-27 Acting Commanding Officer 49th Indian Brigade [Netherlands East Indies]
1946-05-07 1946-07-11 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1948-06-01 1949-11-19 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1949-11-20 1952-06-07 Commanding Officer 26th Gurkha Brigade
1952-09-25 1953-11-29 Brigadier General Staff (Military Training), War Office
1953-11-30 1955-12-10 Deputy Director of Military Operations, War Office
1956-01-14 1957-10-06 Chief of Staff, Far East Land Forces
1956-03-20 1969-03-20 Colonel, 2nd Gurkha Rifles
1958-01-06 1961-01-09 General Officer Commanding 53rd Infantry Division
1958-01-06 1961-01-09 District Officer Commanding Mid-West District
1961-02-06 Retired
1961-11-27 1967-03-31 Honorary Colonel, 4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Territorial Army
1967-04-01 1969-03-31 Honorary Colonel, 4th (Territorial) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserve
1969-04-01 1971-03-31 Honorary Colonel, 4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserve
1971-04-01 1972-05-18 Honorary Colonel, 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserve