The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Sydney Rigby Wason

Wason, Sydney Rigby

Lieutenant-General

* 27th of September 1887

† 17th of March 1969

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1928-07-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1935-09-23 Lieutenant-Colonel
1936-09-07 Colonel (Dated back to 1931-07-01)
1938-03-26 Temporary Brigadier
1939-09-02 Major-General (Dated 1938-06-17)
1940-11-11 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-11-11 Temporary Lieutenant-General
1942-05-01 Granted the Honorary rank of Lieutenant-General

Service

1936-09-07 1938-03-25 General Staff Officer, 1 Western Command
1938-03-26 1939-09-01 Commandant of Artillery School Larkhill
1939-09-02 1940-05-26 Major-General Royal Artillery, British Expeditionary Force [France]
1940-05-26 General Officer Commanding III Corps
1940-09-24 General Officer Commanding ?
1940-11-11 1942-02-14 General Officer Commanding I Anti-Aircraft Corps
1942-05-01 Retired
Picture source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205476220