The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Richards, William Watson
Major-General
* 14th of December 1892
† 6th of March 1961
(Royal Army Ordnance Corps)
Promotions
| 1936-03-06 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-24 | Acting Colonel |
| 1939-10-29 | Colonel |
| 1940-04-15 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-10-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-01-09 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-01-09 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-06-28 | Major-General |
Service
| 1937-10-04 | – | 1939-09-01 | Chief Adviser Ordnance Services, British Military Mission to Egypt |
| 1939-09-15 | – | 1940-02-20 | Chief Ordnance Officer, ? |
| 1940-02-21 | – | 1940-04-14 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, ? |
| 1940-04-15 | – | 1942-07-31 | Director of Ordnance Service, Middle East Command |
| 1942-08-01 | – | 1943-03-20 | Deputy Quartermaster-General, Middle East Command |
| 1943-03-22 | – | 1946-XX-XX | Director of Clothing & Stores, War Office |
| 1946-04-21 | – | 1948-XX-XX | Controller of Ordnance Services, War Office |
| 1946-04-21 | – | 1948-04-XX | Director of Warlike Stores, War Office |
| 1947-01-01 | – | 1957-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
| 1948-08-01 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x169637, National Portrait Gallery, London