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William Abraham (British Army officer)

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Sir William married Susan Jeanette Bidwell in 1928. They had one son and two daughters. After Susan's death in 1965, Sir William married Rosemary Eustace. She died, aged 104, in 2019.
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He was promoted to the acting rank of major-general in 1945. In 1945 Sir William was Comptroller General of Military Economy in India.
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Summary of the economic developments in the Far East during the six months ending 30th June, 1944
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until 1955. From 1962 until 1977 Sir William was national chairman of the
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He visited Burma and India as a geologist from 1920 to 1937 with the
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Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War
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asked him to analyse the events in France. He then attended the
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Collections of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
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This biographical article related to the British Army is a
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and mentioned in dispatches twice for his service in the
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in 1936. From 1961 to 1970, he was a lay member of the
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Sir William was born in Enniskillen and educated at
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List of British generals and brigadiers
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