The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Boucher
Sir Charles Hamilton, Major-General
(1898 – 1951) (The Gurkha Rifles) (Indian Army)
1938
- 1940
Instructor at Staff College Quetta [India]
1940
- 1941
General Staff Officer 1 ?
1941
-
Brigadier General Staff, Eastern Command
- 1942
Brigadier General Staff, PaiForce [Iraq]
1942
Commanding Officer 10th Indian Infantry Brigade [North Africa]
1942
- 1943
Prisoner of War [Italy]
1943
Escaped
1944
- 1945
Commanding Officer 17th Indian Infantry Brigade [Italy]
1945
General Officer Commanding 4th Indian Infantry Division [Italy-Greece]
1946
General Officer Commanding 2nd Indian Airborne Division
1946
- 1947
General Officer Commanding 2nd Airborne Division
1946
-
Colonel, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles
1948
- 1950
General Officer Commanding Malaya District
1948
- 1950
Major-General Brigade of Gurkhas [Malaya]
1951
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley