The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Wood, George Neville
Major-General
* 8th of May 1898
† 14th of January 1982
(Dorsetshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1938-10-15 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-02-21 | Relinquish the Local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-07-26 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-26 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-07-30 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-07-30 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-01-30 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-01-30 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-01-30 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-10-14 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-03-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-10-14 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-02-05 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-10-14) |
| 1946-07-03 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1947-02-06 | Major-General (Dated back to 1946-11-01) |
Service
| 1938-10-15 | – | 1940-02-21 | Commanding Officer Oxford University Contingent, Officer Training Corps |
| 1940-07-27 | – | 1941-04-02 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1941-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 12th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | ||
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1942-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment |
| 1942-07-16 | – | 1942-07-30 | Acting Commanding Officer 5th Infantry Brigade [India] |
| 1942-07-30 | – | 1943-01-16 | Commanding Officer 4th Infantry Brigade [India] |
| 1943-01-24 | – | 1943-12-XX | Brigadier General Staff, Ceylon Command |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1944-10-13 | Brigadier General Staff, XXXIII Indian Corps [Burma] |
| 1944-10-14 | – | 1946-02-24 | General Officer Commanding 25th Indian Infantry Division [Burm - Malaya] |
| 1947-04-XX | – | 1947-06-XX | General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division |
| 1947-08-XX | – | 1950-03-23 | General Officer Commanding 53rd Infantry Division |
| 1947-08-XX | – | 1950-03-23 | District Officer Commanding Mid-West District |
| 1950-04-11 | – | 1952-04-11 | Director of Quartering, War Office |
| 1952-03-01 | – | 1958-05-17 | Colonel, Dorsetshire Regiment |
| 1952-05-09 | Retired | ||
| 1958-05-17 | – | 1962-02-28 | Colonel Denvonshire & Dorset Regiment |