The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
O'Connor
Sir Richard Nugent, General
(1889 – 1981)
Nickname: Dick
1925
- 1927
Commanding Officer Company of Gentleman Cadets, Royal Military College Sandhurst
1927
- 1930
Instructor at Staff College Camberley
1930
Commanding Officer Machine Gun Company 1st Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [Egypt]
1930
- 1932
Brigade Machine Gun Officer ? [Egypt]
1932
- 1935
General Staff Officer 2, War Office
1935
- 1936
Attending the Imperial Defence College
1936
- 1938
Commanding Officer Peshawer Brigade [India]
1938
- 1939
Military-Governor of Jerusalem [Palestine]
1939
General Officer Commanding 7th Division [Middle East]
1939
- 1940
General Officer Commanding 6th Division [Middle East - North Africa]
1940
General Officer Commanding Western Desert Force [North Africa]
1940
- 1941
General Officer Commanding XIII Corps [North Africa]
1941
General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt
1941
- 1943
Prisoner of War [Italy]
1944
General Officer Commanding VIII Corps [North-West Europe]
1945
General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command [India]
1945
- 1946
General Officer Commanding in Chief Western Command [India]
1946
- 1948
Aide-de-Camp General to the King
1946
- 1947
Adjutant-General to the Forces, War Office
1948
Retired
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