Wainwright was granted the acting rank of Major-General from 14 April 1943 on assuming command of the 54th ( East Anglian ) Infantry Division . He was with the division for scarcely a month when he was appointed General Officer Commanding the 61st Infantry Division , an infantry formation under Home Forces . For his war services , Wainwright was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1946 New Year Honours , and was later awarded the Norwegian King Haakon VII Freedom Cross . He retired from the army on 27 October 1948
King Haakon VII Freedom Cross
King Haakon VII Freedom Cross
Charles Wainwright (British Army officer)