The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Sitwell, Hervey Degge Wilmot
Major-General
* 25th of October 1896
† 28th of September 1973
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1939-08-23 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-12-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-02-26 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-02-26 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-05-23 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-08-26 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-08-26 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-02-25 | Local Major-General |
| 1943-02-01 | Relinquish the Local rank of Major-General |
| 1946-06-19 | Colonel (Dated back to 1944-05-23) |
| 1948-11-18 | Brigadier |
| 1951-08-04 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1939-08-23 | – | 1941-02-25 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1941-02-26 | – | 1942-02-24 | Commanding Officer 16th Anti-Aircraft Brigade [Java] |
| 1942-02-25 | – | 1942-03-10 | Commanding Officer Anti-Aircraft Dutch East Indies |
| 1942-02-25 | – | 1942-03-10 | General Officer Commanding British Troops Java |
| 1942-03-10 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Prisoner of War |
| 1946-XX-XX | – | 1949-XX-XX | District Officer Commanding Canal Northern District, Egypt |
| 1949-XX-XX | – | 1951-XX-XX | Deputy District Officer Commanding East Anglian District |
| 1951-08-04 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x100460, National Portrait Gallery, London