The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Hervey Degge Wilmot Sitwell

Sitwell, Hervey Degge Wilmot

Major-General

* 25th of October 1896

† 28th of September 1973

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1939-08-23 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-12-01 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-02-26 Acting Colonel
1941-02-26 Acting Brigadier
1941-05-23 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-08-26 Temporary Colonel
1941-08-26 Temporary Brigadier
1942-02-25 Local Major-General
1943-02-01 Relinquish the Local rank of Major-General
1946-06-19 Colonel (Dated back to 1944-05-23)
1948-11-18 Brigadier
1951-08-04 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1939-08-23 1941-02-25 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1941-02-26 1942-02-24 Commanding Officer 16th Anti-Aircraft Brigade [Java]
1942-02-25 1942-03-10 Commanding Officer Anti-Aircraft Dutch East Indies
1942-02-25 1942-03-10 General Officer Commanding British Troops Java
1942-03-10 1945-XX-XX Prisoner of War
1946-XX-XX 1949-XX-XX District Officer Commanding Canal Northern District, Egypt
1949-XX-XX 1951-XX-XX Deputy District Officer Commanding East Anglian District
1951-08-04 Retired
Picture source: NPG x100460, National Portrait Gallery, London