The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Williams, Guy Charles
General
* 10th of September 1881
† 2nd of February 1959
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1915-12-14 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1916-11-02 | Major |
| 1918-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-03-17 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1919-03-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1920-06-23 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1923-01-06 | Colonel (Dated back to 1922-01-01) |
| 1923-08-01 | Temporary Colonel on Staff |
| 1927-01-27 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel on Staff |
| 1927-03-06 | Temporary Colonel-Commandant |
| 1928-06-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1928-10-11 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1928-12-29 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1934-04-21 | Major-General |
| 1938-09-27 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1938-01-29) |
| 1941-02-07 | General |
Service
| 1918-03-17 | – | 1919-03-31 | Commanding Officer 199th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1920-03-23 | – | 1920-06-22 | General Staff Officer 2, Northern Command [India] |
| 1920-06-23 | – | 1920-10-31 | General Staff Officer 1, 8th Indian Division [India] |
| 1920-11-01 | – | 1922-02-19 | General Staff Officer 1, United Provinces District [India] |
| 1922-02-20 | – | 1923-05-11 | Instructor at Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1923-05-12 | – | 1923-08-01 | Half-pay |
| 1923-08-01 | – | 1927-01-27 | Deputy Military Secretary, War Office |
| 1927-01-28 | – | 1927-03-06 | Half-pay |
| 1927-03-06 | – | 1928-10-11 | Commanding Officer 8th (Bareilly) Indian Infantry Brigade [India] |
| 1928-10-12 | – | 1928-12-29 | Half-pay |
| 1928-12-29 | – | 1932-03-14 | Army Instructor at the Imperial Defence College |
| 1932-03-15 | – | 1934-07-20 | Chief Engineer, Aldershot Command |
| 1934-07-21 | – | 1934-10-31 | Half-pay |
| 1934-10-31 | – | 1937-04-26 | Commandant of Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1937-05-19 | – | 1938-09-26 | General Officer Commanding 5th Division |
| 1938-09-27 | – | 1941-05-12 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1940-02-10 | – | 1951-09-10 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers |
| 1941-05-12 | – | 1941-12-17 | Military Adviser to the New Zealand Government |
| 1941-12-17 | Retired | ||
| 1946-06-26 | – | 1951-09-11 | Chief Royal Engineer |
Picture source: NPG x85050, National Portrait Gallery, London