The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Wavell, Archibald Percival
Field Marshal
* May 1883
† 24th of May 1950
(Black Watch)
Nickname: Archie
Nickname: Viscount Wavell of Cyrenaica and of Winchester
Nickname: Viscount Wavell of Keren of Eritrea & Winchester
Nickname: Earl Wavell
Promotions
| 1916-10-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-06-03 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-06-03 | Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-03-20 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1918-03-29 | Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-04-16 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1920-04-17 | Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1922-07-12 | Colonel (Dated back to 1921-06-03) |
| 1930-07-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1933-10-16 | Major-General |
| 1938-01-29 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1939-07-28 | Local General |
| 1940-10-01 | General |
| 1943-01-01 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1916-10-19 | – | 1917-06-12 | British Liaison Officer to the Russian Army in the Caucasus |
| 1917-06-13 | – | 1917-12-28 | General Staff Officer 1, Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| 1918-01-18 | – | 1918-02-28 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Supreme War Council Versailles [France] |
| 1918-03-12 | – | 1918-03-19 | General Staff Officer 1, Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| 1918-03-20 | – | 1918-03-29 | Brigadier-General General Staff, XX Corps [Palestine] |
| 1918-04-16 | – | 1918-12-XX | Brigadier-General General Staff, XX Corps [Palestine] |
| 1919-01-XX | – | 1920-04-17 | Brigadier-General General Staff, Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| 1920-04-XX | – | 1921-12-XX | Commanding Officer ? Company, 2nd Battalion Black Watch [Germany] |
| 1921-12-12 | – | 1923-06-30 | Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1923-07-01 | – | 1926-01-11 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1926-01-12 | – | 1926-11-02 | Half-pay |
| 1926-11-02 | – | 1930-06-30 | General Staff Officer 1, 3rd Infantry Division |
| 1930-07-01 | – | 1934-01-15 | Commanding Officer 6th Infantry Brigade |
| 1932-03-01 | – | 1933-10-15 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1934-01-16 | – | 1935-03-11 | Half-pay |
| 1935-03-11 | – | 1937-08-18 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division |
| 1937-08-19 | – | 1938-04-20 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Palestine & Trans-Jordan |
| 1938-04-21 | – | 1938-04-26 | Half-pay |
| 1938-04-26 | – | 1939-07-27 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command |
| 1939-07-28 | – | 1941-07-04 | Commander in Chief Middle East Command |
| 1941-07-11 | – | 1942-01-16 | Commander in Chief India |
| 1941-08-17 | – | 1943-10-17 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1942-01-17 | – | 1942-03-06 | Supreme Commander American-British-Dutch-Australian Command [South West Pacific] |
| 1942-03-07 | – | 1943-06-19 | Commander in Chief India |
| 1943-09-18 | – | 1947-03-XX | Viceroy of India |
| 1946-03-01 | – | 1950-05-24 | Colonel, Black Watch |
| 1948-03-19 | – | 1950-05-24 | Constable of the Tower of London |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley