The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Robert Eric Barnsley

Barnsley, Robert Eric

Major-General

* 25th of April 1886

† 11th of September 1968

(Royal Army Medical Corps)

Promotions

1936-04-21 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-09-02 Colonel (Dated back to 1939-04-21)
1939-11-28 Acting Major-General
1940-01-18 Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General
1941-06-13 Acting Brigadier
1941-10-05 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1941-11-28 Major-General

Service

1937-XX-XX Assistant Director of Medical Services, Northern Command
1938-XX-XX 1939-XX-XX Training Officer at Royal Army Medical College
1939-11-28 1940-01-18 Deputy Director of Medical Services, Western Command
1940-XX-XX 1941-XX-XX Assistant Director of Medical Services, East Africa Command
1941-06-13 1941-10-05 Director of Medical Services, East Africa Command
1941-11-28 1946-12-19 Honorary Surgeon to the King
1941-XX-XX 1946-XX-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services, Southern Command
1946-12-19 Retired
1948-01-01 1951-04-26 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Army Medical Corps
1948-11-25 1953-04-24 Honorary Colonel, ?, Royal Army Medical Corps, Territorial Army
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley