The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Richardson, Charles Leslie
General
* 11th of August 1908
† 7th of February 1994
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1941-09-27 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-12-27 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-05-01 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-05-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-11-01 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-11-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-11-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-07-06 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1947-07-06 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1948-05-06 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1948-05-06 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1949-08-11 | Colonel |
| 1955-01-01 | Brigadier |
| 1955-05-18 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1956-04-24 | Major-General |
| 1961-02-27 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1965-01-20 | Local General |
| 1965-09-21 | General |
Service
| 1941-09-27 | – | 1942-XX-XX | General Staff Officer 1 ? |
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1943-04-30 | General Staff Officer 1, 8th Army [Middle East] |
| 1943-05-01 | – | 1943-08-23 | Brigadier General Staff, 8th Army [Italy] |
| 1944-04-01 | – | 1944-05-21 | Chief Liaison Officer to ? |
| 1944-05-22 | – | 1945-08-27 | Brigadier General Staff (Plans), 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-08-28 | – | 1945-12-23 | Deputy Chief of Staff, ? |
| 1945-12-24 | – | 1946-05-07 | Chief of Military Division, British Control Commission Berlin [Germany] |
| 1946-08-08 | – | 1947-05-27 | Brigadier (F.O.P.S.), War Office |
| 1948-05-06 | – | 1950-11-22 | Brigadier General Staff (Staff Duties), Middle East Land Forces |
| 1952-01-31 | – | 1953-04-17 | Brigadier (A/Q), Western Command |
| 1953-06-18 | – | 1954-05-15 | Commanding Officer 61st Lorried Infantry Brigade |
| 1955-06-18 | – | 1958-05-15 | Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science |
| 1958-03-29 | – | 1960-02-17 | District Officer Commanding Singapore District |
| 1960-07-07 | – | 1961-02-09 | Director of Combat Development, War Office |
| 1961-02-27 | – | 1963-04-10 | Director-General of Military Training, War Office |
| 1962-01-17 | – | 1972-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers |
| 1963-04-18 | – | 1964-11-30 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command |
| 1965-01-20 | – | 1966-09-25 | Quartermaster-General to the Forces |
| 1966-12-12 | – | 1971-03-09 | Master-General of the Ordnance |
| 1967-01-09 | – | 1971-04-06 | Aide-de-Camp General to the Queen |
| 1971-04-06 | Retired | ||
| 1972-07-01 | – | 1977-11-14 | Chief Royal Engineer |
Picture source: NPG x159896, National Portrait Gallery, London