The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Godfrey Edward Wildman-Lushington

Wildman-Lushington, Godfrey Edward

Major-General

* 20th of May 1897

† 3rd of February 1970

(Royal Marines)

Promotions

1939-01-08 Acting Colonel
1939-09-04 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-09-30 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-12-19 Acting Colonel
1942-02-05 Acting Colonel-Commandant
1942-02-05 Temporary Brigadier
1943-03-03 Acting Major-General
1944-06-01 Colonel 2nd Commandant (Dated back to 1942-09-30)
1946-04-01 Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General
1946-04-01 Local Major-General
1946-10-01 Major-General

Service

1941-XX-XX 1943-XX-XX Senior Staff Officer Combined Operations, War Office
1943-XX-XX Chief of Staff Combined Operations, War Office
1944-01-18 1944-04-07 Assistant Chief of Staff, South-East Asia Command
1945-06-09 1946-04-01 General Officer Commanding Royal Marines Commando Group
1946-04-01 1946-10-01 Aide-de-Camp to the King
1947-07-01 1950-01-30 Chief of Combined Operations, War Office
1950-10-30 1954-10-30 Honorary Colonel-Commandant, Portsmouth Group, Royal Marines
1950-11-29 Retired