The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier James Sholto Vickers

Vickers, James Sholto

Brigadier

* 9th of August 1910

† 2nd of March 2001

(10th Gurkha Rifles)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1944-04-02 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-07-02 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1945-05-19 Acting Colonel
1945-05-19 Acting Brigadier
1945-11-19 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1945-11-19 Temporary Colonel
1945-11-19 Temporary Brigadier
1946-03-25 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1946-03-25 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1946-08-01 Temporary Colonel
1946-08-01 Temporary Brigadier
1946-09-18 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1946-09-18 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1947-07-22 Major (Dated back to 1946-07-01)
1951-04-24 Lieutenant-Colonel
1954-11-18 Local brigadier
1955-01-01 Temporary Brigadier
1955-01-27 Colonel
1959-03-19 Brigadier

Service

1944-04-02 1945-04-20 Commanding Officer 4th Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles [Burma]
1945-05-19 1945-12-09 Commanding Officer 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade [Burma]
1946-03-26 1947-01-31 Deputy Director of Quartering, Army Headquarters India
1950-XX-XX 1951-XX-XX Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Gurkha Rifles [Malaya]
1951-12-20 1954-10-10 General Staff Officer 1, School of Land Warfare
1955-01-01 Commanding Officer Gurkha Infantry Brigade
1960-12-29 Retired