The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Richardson, Alexander Whitmore Colquhoun
Major-General
* 11th of May 1887
† 22nd of July 1964
(Royal Tank Corps)
(Reserve of Officers)
Promotions
| 1930-10-17 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-02-28 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Dated back to 1930-10-15) |
| 1940-04-26 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-12-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-06-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-09-20 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-09-20 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1942-09-20 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1944-10-27 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
| 1945-08-24 | Re-Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1930-10-17 | – | 1931-02-28 | Commanding Officer 4th Battalion, Royal Tank Corps |
| 1931-02-28 | Retired | ||
| 1938-10-01 | Recalled | ||
| 1938-10-01 | – | 1940-04-26 | Commanding Officer 84th Anti-Aircraft Brigade |
| 1940-04-26 | – | General Staff Officer 1, War Office | |
| 1940-12-01 | – | 1941-07-09 | Commanding Officer 26th Armoured Brigade |
| 1941-XX-XX | Deputy Director of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, War Office | ||
| 1941-09-20 | – | Director of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, War Office | |
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1943-07-XX | Director of Royal Armoured Corps, War Office |
| 1943-07-XX | – | 1945-05-XX | Brigadier General Staff (Liaison), 2nd Army [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-08-24 | Retired | ||
| 1948-01-14 | – | 1955-07-01 | Honorary Colonel, 484th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Territorial Army |
Picture source: From: "Biographical dictionary of British generals of the Second World War" by Nick Smart, 2005