The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Beckwith-Smith
Merton Beckwith, Major-General
(1890 – 1942) (Coldstream Guards)
Nickname: Becky
1926
- 1930
Commanding Officer Oxford University Contingent, Officer Training Corps
1931
Attending the Senior Officer's School Sheerness
1932
- 1934
Commanding Officer 1st Battalion Welsh Guards
1934
- 1938
Commanding Officer the Regiment & Regimental District of the Welsh Guards
1938
- 1939
Commanding Officer Lahore Brigade Area [India]
1939
- 1940
Commanding Officer 1st Infantry Brigade [France]
1940
Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division [France]
1940
Commanding Officer 1st Infantry Brigade
1940
Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division
1940
- 1942
General Officer Commanding 18th Infantry Division [Malaya]
1942
Prisoner of War
1942
Died in captivity