The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Ralph Anthony Riddell

Riddell, Ralph Anthony

Major-General

* 3rd of August 1900

† 10th of October 1979

(Royal West Kent Regiment)

Promotions

1939-10-27 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-12-03 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-07-30 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-09-21 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-12-13 Acting Colonel
1941-12-13 Acting Brigadier
1942-06-13 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-06-13 Temporary Colonel
1942-06-13 Temporary Brigadier
1944-11-28 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1945-04-26 Acting Major-General
1945-11-04 Colonel (Dated back to 1945-06-13)
1947-11-01 Brigadier
1955-10-29 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1941-12-13 Commandant of Junior Staff School
1942-12-20 Brigadier (Q) (L), War Office
1945-04-26 1946-05-31 Deputy Quartermaster-General, Allied Land Forces South-East Asia
1948-05-XX 1949-02-XX Chief of Staff, East Africa Command
1949-09-04 1952-06-05 Aide-de-Camp to the King
1950-XX-XX 1952-XX-XX Chief of Staff, Combined Operations Headquarters
1952-02-06 1955-10-29 Aide-de-Camp to the Queen
1954-XX-XX Deputy Director of Cadets, War Office
1955-10-29 Retired