The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier John Edmund Alexander Baird

Baird, John Edmund Alexander

Brigadier

* 20th of March 1900

† 23rd of January 1958

(Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers)

Promotions

1934-11-19 Local Lieutenant-Colonel
1936-09-01 Captain
1937-03-31 Relinquish the Local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-12-04 Local Major
1938-08-01 Major
1941-02-01 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-04-14 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-09-24 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-10-11 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-06-11 Acting Colonel
1942-12-11 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-12-11 Temporary Colonel
1943-02-12 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1943-09-29 Temporary Colonel
1943-09-29 Acting Brigadier
1944-03-29 Temporary Brigadier
1944-08-14 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1944-08-14 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1944-11-24 Temporary Colonel
1949-08-14 Lieutenant-Colonel
1951-12-31 Colonel
1955-09-29 Brigadier

Service

1934-08-08 1937-03-31 Commanding Officer Camel Corps
1941-XX-XX Arab Liaison Officer Western Force
Arab Liaison Officer 8th Army
Head of British Liaison Unit attached the Arab Legion
1945-05-XX 1946-03-XX Commanding Officer 2nd Sudan Defence Force Brigade
1946-03-XX 1946-XX-XX District Officer Commanding Eritrea District
1946-XX-XX 1951-12-XX Head of the British Military Mission to Saudi Arabia
1953-XX-XX 1957-09-XX Commander Local Land Forces Persian Gulf
1957-12-31 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Nora Campbell