The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General William Revell Revell-Smith

Revell-Smith, William Revell

Major-General

* 14th of November 1894

† 4th of June 1956

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1939-11-28 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-02-28 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-11-27 Acting Colonel
1940-11-27 Acting Brigadier
1941-05-27 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-05-27 Temporary Colonel
1941-05-27 Temporary Brigadier
1944-06-30 Colonel (Dated back to 1944-05-27)
1944-11-30 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1945-01-01 Temporary Brigadier
1945-01-22 Acting Major-General
1945-07-29 Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General
1946-03-01 Acting Major-General
1946-08-14 Temporary Major-General
1947-01-03 Major-General (Dated back to 1945-01-16)

Service

Commanding Officer 53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1940-11-27 1942-06-28 Commanding Officer 11th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
1942-06-29 1944-03-12 Brigadier Royal Artillery, ?
1945-01-22 1945-07-29 Major-General Anti-Aircraft, 21st Army Group
1946-03-01 1947-XX-XX General Officer Commanding 1st Anti-Aircraft Group
1948-01-XX 1949-11-XX General Officer Commanding Malta
1949-11-22 Retired
Picture source: NPG x159880, National Portrait Gallery, London