Nickname(s) Wingy Years of service 1916–1948 Rank Major general | Name James Renton Allegiance United Kingdom Died 1972 | |
Commands held 2nd Bn the Rifle Brigade7th Motor Brigade7th Armoured Division Battles/wars World War IWorld War II Awards Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order, Order of the British Empire | ||
Battles and wars World War I, World War II | ||
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Major General James Malcolm Leslie Renton CB DSO OBE (1898–1972) was a senior British Army officer who briefly commanded the 7th Armoured Division ("The Desert Rats") during the Second World War.
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- Balloon debate james renton on sir mark sykes
- James renton of fire next time
- Military career
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James renton of fire next time
Military career
Renton was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1916 and served in World War I. He was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for the Iraq Levies in 1922. He also served in World War II as Commander of 2nd Bn the Rifle Brigade from 1940 (leading it and losing an arm at the Battle of Sidi Saleh in 1941) and as Commander of the Support Group of 7th Motor Brigade from 1942 (leading it at the Battle of Gazala). He was appointed General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division later that year. He went on to serve at the Senior Officers' School from 1943 before becoming Head of the British Military Mission and Inspector General of the Iraqi Army in 1944 and retiring in 1948.