The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Thomas, Gwilym Ivor
General
* 23rd of July 1893
† 29th of August 1972
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1933-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-05-12 | Colonel (Dated back to 1936-07-01) |
| 1939-07-14 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-03-09 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-11-11 | Major-General (Dated back to 1941-10-25) |
| 1945-09-18 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-09-18 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-10-30 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-07-30) |
| 1949-09-06 | General |
Service
| 1932-01-07 | – | 1936-03-08 | General Staff Officer 2, Staff to Governor & Commander in Chief Malta |
| 1937-11-20 | – | 1938-05-11 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1938-05-12 | – | 1939-07-13 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1939-07-14 | – | 1940-06-08 | Deputy Director of Recruiting & Organisation, War Office |
| 1940-06-09 | – | 1940-09-02 | Director of Organisation, War Office |
| 1940-09-03 | – | 1941-10-XX | Commander Royal Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division |
| 1941-10-XX | – | 1942-03-08 | Commander Corps Royal Artillery, I Corps |
| 1942-03-09 | – | 1944-12-27 | General Officer Commanding 43rd Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-01-28 | – | 1945-06-01 | General Officer Commanding 43rd Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-06-14 | – | 1945-06-19 | General Officer Commanding 43rd Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-07-05 | – | 1945-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding 43rd Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-09-18 | – | 1947-06-XX | General Officer Commanding I Corps [Germany] |
| 1947-XX-XX | Administrator Polish Forces under British Command | ||
| 1948-01-01 | – | 1958-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1948-05-05 | – | 1950-05-26 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1950-06-24 | – | 1952-08-11 | Quartermaster-General to the Forces, War Office |
| 1952-09-08 | Retired |
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