The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Venning, Walter King
General
* 17th of January 1882
† 19th of June 1964
(Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry)
Promotions
| 1916-04-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-06-03 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-02-03 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1919-02-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1922-07-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1921-06-03) |
| 1929-06-19 | temporary Brigadier |
| 1933-10-01 | Major-General |
| 1938-01-29 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-07-01 | General |
Service
| 1916-04-01 | – | 1919-02-07 | Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1919-02-03 | – | 1919-02-28 | Deputy Director of Personnel Service, War Office |
| 1919-03-01 | – | 1922-01-16 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1922-01-17 | – | 1927-01-16 | Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1927-01-17 | – | 1927-04-08 | Half-pay |
| 1927-04-08 | – | 1929-05-23 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Aldershot Command |
| 1929-06-19 | – | 1931-09-30 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Eastern Command [India] |
| 1931-10-01 | – | 1934-01-02 | Commanding Officer 2nd Indian Brigade |
| 1934-01-03 | – | 1934-04-01 | Half-pay |
| 1934-04-01 | – | 1938-03-31 | Director of Movements & Quartering, War Office |
| 1935-06-29 | – | 1947-01-17 | Colonel, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| 1938-04-01 | – | 1938-08-01 | Half-pay |
| 1939-02-02 | – | 1942-08-13 | Quartermaster-General to the Forces, War Office |
| 1941-10-25 | – | 1946-02-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Army Catering Corps |
| 1941-11-18 | – | 1942-09-11 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1942-09-11 | Retired | ||
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Director-General of British Supply Mission, Washington |
| 1942-12-19 | – | 1950-01-17 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers |
Picture source: Courtesy of John Redmond