The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Abdy Henry Gough Ricketts

Ricketts, Abdy Henry Gough

Major-General

* 8th of December 1905

† 16th of January 1993

(Durham Light Infantry)

Promotions

1941-06-26 Local Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-04-13 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-07-13 War Substantive Major
1942-07-13 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-09-03 Major
1944-03-09 Acting Colonel
1944-09-09 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-09-09 Temporary Colonel
1944-10-20 Acting Brigadier
1945-04-20 Temporary Brigadier
1948-12-14 Lieutenant-Colonel
1949-03-25 Colonel
1949-12-15 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1951-10-01 Temporary Brigadier
1953-02-14 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1953-02-23 Temporary Brigadier
1953-12-08 Brigadier
1955-09-21 Temporary Major-General
1955-10-10 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General
1955-10-20 Temporary Major-General
1957-01-11 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General
1957-06-30 Granted the honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1941-10-15 1942-04-12 General Staff Officer 2 ?
1942-04-13 1943-12-18 General Staff Officer 1 ?
1944-03-09 1944-10-19 Second in Command 3rd West African Brigade [Burma]
1944-10-20 1945-08-14 Commanding Officer 4th West African Brigade [India - Burma]
1945-08-15 1946-07-31 Commanding Officer ? Brigade
1947-01-01 1949-11-06 Commanding Officer 5th Parashute Brigade
1949-12-15 1951-09-09 Colonel General Staff (Operations & Staff Duties], Far Eastern Land Forces
1951-10-09 1952-02-17 Commanding Officer 29th Infantry Brigade [Korea]
1952-05-23 1952-11-28 Commanding Officer British Brigade [Korea]
1953-02-23 1955-01-21 Assistant Commandant of School of Land/Air Warfare
1955-03-18 1955-09-20 District Officer Commanding Cyprus District
1955-09-21 1955-10-10 Director of Security, Cyprus
1955-10-20 1956-10-18 District Officer Commanding Cyprus District
1957-06-30 Retired
1965-10-01 1968-07-10 Colonel, Durham Light Infantry
1968-07-10 1970-12-31 Deputy Colonel, Light Infantry (Durham)
Picture source: NPG x159914, National Portrait Gallery, London