The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Wheatley, Mervyn Savile
Major-General
* 18th of April 1900
† 13th of November 1979
(Royal Signals)
Promotions
| 1940-08-19 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-10-15 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-04-15 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-15 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-12-13 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1942-12-14 | Local Colonel |
| 1943-10-23 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-10-23 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-04-23 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-12-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-02-17 | Colonel |
| 1949-05-17 | Brigadier |
| 1951-10-10 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1952-06-06 | Major-General |
Service
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Armoured Divisional Signals |
| 1941-10-15 | – | 1942-08-05 | Chief Signal Officer, 2nd Armoured Group |
| 1942-12-14 | – | 1943-07-XX | General Staff Officer 1, Home Forces |
| 1943-07-XX | – | 1943-10-22 | General Staff Officer 1, 21st Army Group |
| 1943-10-23 | – | 1944-11-24 | Chief Signal Officer, XIII Corps [Italy] |
| 1944-11-25 | – | 1946-11-10 | Deputy Director of Signals (Organisation, Operations & Policy), War Office |
| 1946-12-15 | – | 1947-06-26 | Commandant of Signal Training Centre |
| 1947-07-15 | – | 1949-09-30 | District Officer Commanding Canal South District [Egypt] |
| 1949-11-07 | – | 1951-08-21 | Deputy District Officer Commanding Mid Westland District |
| 1951-10-10 | – | 1954-06-22 | Chief Signal Officer, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1954-09-01 | – | 1957-08-31 | Signal Officer in Chief, War Office |
| 1954-09-01 | – | 1957-08-31 | Director of Signals, War Office |
| 1957-09-30 | Retired | ||
| 1957-12-22 | – | 1962-12-22 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Signals |
| 1957-12-29 | – | 1962-12-29 | Honorary Colonel, 41st Signal Regiment, Territorial Army |
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958