The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Savory, Reginald Arthur
Lieutenant-General
* 26th of July 1894
† 14th of June 1980
(11th Sikh Regiment)
(Indian Army)
Promotions
| 1934-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-12-06 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-21 | Colonel (Dated back to 1937-01-01) |
| 1940-04-02 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-10-02 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-10-11 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-10-11 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-10-24 | Major-General |
| 1946-03-15 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1947-03-15 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1947-09-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1950-11-27 | Lieutenant |
Service
| 1937-12-06 | – | 1939-09-20 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment |
| 1939-09-21 | – | 1940-04-01 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 5th Indian Division [India] |
| 1940-04-02 | – | 1941-10-10 | Commanding Officer 11th Indian Infantry Brigade [North Africa} |
| 1941-10-11 | – | 1942-01-19 | General Officer Commanding Eritrea |
| 1942-01-01 | – | 1943-06-13 | General Officer Commanding 23rd Indian Division |
| 1943-06-20 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Director of Infantry, Army Headquarters India |
| 1945-10-XX | – | 1946-03-01 | General Officer Commanding Persia & Iraq Command |
| 1946-03-15 | – | 1947-08-15 | Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters India |
| 1946-03-29 | – | 1956-04-05 | Colonel, Sikh Light Infantry, Indian Army |
| 1948-05-31 | Retired | ||
| 1950-11-27 | – | 1954-04-15 | Commissioned Lieutenant in Somerset Light Infantry |
Picture source: NPG x185144, National Portrait Gallery, London