Ramsden, William Havelock Chaplin
- Date of birth:
- October 3rd, 1888 (Chester/Cheshire, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- December 16th, 1969 (Aldershot/Hampshire, United Kingdom)
- Service number:
- 12629
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
1 January 1933: Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
16 February 1936: Lieutenant-Colonel
6 July 1939: Colonel (Dated back to 1 January 1936)
6 July 1939: Temporary Brigadier
12 December 1940: Acting Major-General
8 July 1942: Acting Lieutenant-General
6 October 1942: Major-General
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Acting Major
- Unit:
- 35th Battalion, M.G. Corps, British Army
- Awarded on:
- January 2nd, 1919
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Awarded on:
- September 15th, 1939
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-Colonel
- Awarded on:
- December 22nd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-Colonel
- Awarded on:
- July 26th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Brigadier
- Awarded on:
- August 27th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Awarded on:
- June 30th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-general
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-general
- Awarded on:
- February 18th, 1943
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
- - SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 15 SEPTEMBER, 1939
- UPPLEMENT TO THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE, JANUARY 2, 1919
- THE LONDON GAZETTE, 22 DECEMBER, 1939
- SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 26 JULY, 1940
- THE LONDON GAZETTE, 30 JUNE, 1942
- THE LONDON GAZETTE, 15 DECEMBER, 1942
- CBE Recommendation
- CB Recommendation
- WW1 Medal Card
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