The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Ritchie, Neil Methuen
General
* 29th of July 1897
† 11th of December 1985
(Black Watch)
Promotions
| 1936-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-01-03 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-08-26 | Colonel (Dated back to 1939-01-01) |
| 1939-12-22 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-06-22 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-10-28 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-10-28 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1941-11-27 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-07-13 | Reverted to Colonel |
| 1942-09-11 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-11-19 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-04-03 | War Substantive Major-General |
| 1944-04-03 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-05-18 | Major-General (Dated back to 1943-12-25) |
| 1945-10-30 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-12-21) |
| 1947-04-23 | General (Dated back to 1946-10-05) |
Service
| 1933-04-02 | – | 1937-04-01 | General Staff Officer 2, Northern Command [India] |
| 1938-01-03 | – | 1939-08-25 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment [Palestine] |
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1939-12-21 | Instructor at Senior Officers' School Sheerness |
| 1939-12-22 | – | 1940-06-25 | Brigadier General Staff, II Corps [France] |
| 1940-06-26 | – | 1940-10-27 | Brigadier General Staff, Southern Command |
| 1940-10-28 | – | 1941-06-05 | General Officer Commanding 51st Infantry Division |
| 1941-06-15 | – | 1941-11-26 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Middle East Command |
| 1941-11-27 | – | 1942-07-13 | General Officer Commanding 8th Army [North Africa] |
| 1942-09-11 | – | 1943-11-11 | General Officer Commanding 52nd Infantry Division |
| 1943-11-19 | – | 1945-06-15 | General Officer Commanding XII Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-06-16 | – | 1947-01-31 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Scottish Command |
| 1947-02-XX | – | 1949-10-03 | Commander in Chief Far East Land Forces |
| 1948-04-01 | – | Honorary Colonel, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment | |
| 1948-11-15 | – | 1951-08-29 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1950-03-22 | – | 1951-08-01 | Head of the British Army Mission Washington |
| 1950-05-24 | – | 1952-06-19 | Colonel, Black Watch |
| 1951-08-29 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x85382, National Portrait Gallery, London