The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Charles Joseph Weld

Weld, Charles Joseph

Major-General

* 4th of February 1893

† 9th of June 1962

(13th Frontier Force Rifles)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1936-01-22 Lieutenant-Colonel
1938-09-17 Brevet Colonel
Colonel (Dated back to 1938-09-17)
1940-04-23 Temporary Brigadier
1942-05-18 Local Major-General
1946-08-15 Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1936-01-22 1938-03-09 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles
1938-03-09 1938-09-17 Officiating General Staff Officer 1, Waziristan District [India]
1938-09-17 1940-01-22 General Staff Officer 1, Waziristan District [India]
1940-10-23 1942-05-15 Commanding Officer 21st Indian Infantry Brigade [Middle East]
1942-05-18 1942-08-28 General Officer Commanding Cypress
1942-XX-XX General Officer Commanding XXV Corps [Cypress]
1943-XX-XX District Officer Commanding Meerut District [India]
1943-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Commanding Officer Rawalpindi Area [India]
1943-10-23 1945-08-14 Aide-de-Camp to the King
1945-XX-XX 1946-XX-XX Indian Army Liaison Officer, Indian Office
1946-08-15 Retired
Picture source: From 'The Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War II : Campaign in Western Asia', 1957