The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General George Neville Wood

Wood, George Neville

Major-General

* 8th of May 1898

† 14th of January 1982

(Dorsetshire Regiment)

Promotions

1938-10-15 Local Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-02-21 Relinquish the Local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-07-26 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-10-26 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-07-30 Acting Colonel
1942-07-30 Acting Brigadier
1943-01-30 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-01-30 Temporary Colonel
1943-01-30 Temporary Brigadier
1944-10-14 Acting Major-General
1945-03-16 Lieutenant-Colonel
1945-10-14 Temporary Major-General
1946-02-05 Colonel (Dated back to 1945-10-14)
1946-07-03 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General
1947-02-06 Major-General (Dated back to 1946-11-01)

Service

1938-10-15 –1940-02-21 Commanding Officer Oxford University Contingent, Officer Training Corps
1940-07-27 –1941-04-02 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1941-XX-XX Commanding Officer 12th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
1941-XX-XX –1942-XX-XX Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
1942-07-16 –1942-07-30 Acting Commanding Officer 5th Infantry Brigade [India]
1942-07-30 –1943-01-16 Commanding Officer 4th Infantry Brigade [India]
1943-XX-XX Brigadier General Staff, Ceylon Command
1943-XX-XX –1944-10-13 Brigadier General Staff, XXXIII Indian Corps [Burma]
1944-10-14 –1946-02-24 General Officer Commanding 25th Indian Infantry Division [Burm - Malaya]
1947-04-XX –1947-06-XX General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division
1947-08-XX –1950-03-23 General Officer Commanding 53rd Infantry Division
1947-08-XX –1950-03-23 District Officer Commanding Mid-West District
1950-04-11 –1952-04-11 Director of Quartering, War Office
1952-03-01 –1958-05-17 Colonel, Dorsetshire Regiment
1952-05-09 Retired
1958-05-17 –1962-02-28 Colonel Denvonshire & Dorset Regiment