The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Wilson, Henry Maitland
Field Marshal
* 5th of September 1881
† 31st of December 1964
(Rifle Brigade)
Nickname: Jumbo
Nickname: Baron Wilson of Libya & Stowlangtoft
Promotions
| 1917-10-28 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-03-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1927-06-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-05-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1928-01-01) |
| 1934-01-16 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1935-04-30 | Major-General |
| 1939-06-15 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1938-06-26) |
| 1941-05-31 | General (Dated back to 1941-05-06) |
| 1944-12-29 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1917-10-28 | – | 1919-03-31 | General Staff Officer 1, New Zealand Division [France] |
| 1919-XX-XX | – | 1920-XX-XX | Attending the Staff College Camberley |
| 1920-01-28 | – | 1924-01-27 | Commander 3rd Company of Gentlemen Cadets, Royal Military College Sandhurts |
| 1924-XX-XX | – | 1927-XX-XX | Second-in-Command 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade |
| 1927-06-15 | – | 1930-05-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade |
| 1930-05-01 | – | 1933-04-30 | Chief Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1933-05-01 | – | 1934-01-16 | Half-pay |
| 1934-01-16 | – | 1935-09-30 | Commanding Officer 6th Infantry Brigade |
| 1935-10-01 | – | 1937-08-19 | Half-pay |
| 1937-08-19 | – | 1939-06-14 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division |
| 1939-06-15 | – | 1941-02-04 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt |
| 1939-10-10 | – | 1951-09-03 | Colonel, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade |
| 1941-02-05 | – | 1941-02-27 | Military-Governor of Cyrenaica |
| 1941-02-05 | – | 1941-02-27 | General Officer Commanding Cyrenaica |
| 1941-02-28 | – | 1941-05-05 | General Officer Commanding British Forces (W Force) in Greece |
| 1941-05-06 | – | 1941-10-19 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Palestine & Trans-Jordan |
| 1941-10-20 | – | 1942-09-14 | General Officer Commanding 9th Army [Syria] |
| 1941-11-24 | – | 1944-12-29 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1942-08-21 | – | 1943-02-18 | Commander in Chief Persia & Iraq Command |
| 1943-02-19 | – | 1944-01-07 | Commander in Chief Middle East Command |
| 1944-01-08 | – | 1944-12-11 | Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean |
| 1945-01-13 | – | 1947-04-23 | Head of the British Joint Staff Mission in Washington |
| 1955-08-09 | – | 1960-08-01 | Constable of the Tower of London |
Picture source: NPG x186207, National Portrait Gallery, London