The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Wilmot Gordon Hilton Vickers

Vickers, Wilmot Gordon Hilton

Lieutenant-General

* 8th of June 1890

† 13th of September 1987

(13th Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1931-07-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1935-12-01 Colonel (Dated back to 1934-07-01)
1939-07-05 Temporary Brigadier
1940-09-15 Major-General (Dated back to 1940-05-16)
1942-03-02 Acting Lieutenant-General
1943-03-02 Temporary Lieutenant-General
1943-06-20 Lieutenant-General

Service

1931-03-01 1934-03-18 General Staff Officer 1, Army Headquarters India
1934-06-01 1935-12-01 Commandant of School of Equitation, Saugor [India]
1935-12-01 1937-12-28 Deputy Director of Staff Duties, Army Headquarters India
1938-12-18 1939-03-27 Half-pay
1939-07-05 1940-XX-XX Commanding Officer Allahabad Brigade [India]
1940-09-15 1941-06-22 Director of Supplies & Transport, Army Headquarters India
1941-05-07 1942-03-02 Chief Administration Officer, PaiForce [Persia - Iraq]
1942-03-02 1944-01-08 Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters India
1944-04-03 Retired