The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Gerald Charles Gordon Blunt

Blunt, Gerald Charles Gordon

Brigadier

* 10th of June 1883

† 10th of June 1967

(Royal Army Service Corps)

Promotions

1927-10-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1931-10-25 Colonel (Dated back to 1930-10-25)
1938-03-29 Temporary Brigadier
1939-08-01 Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier
1939-12-01 Acting Brigadier
1940-03-04 Temporary Brigadier
1945-02-26 Re-Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1930-10-XX 1931-03-XX Attending a course at the London School of Economics
1931-10-25 1932-05-24 Half-pay
1932-05-24 1936-04-27 Assistant Director of Supplies & Transport, War Office
1932-05-24 1936-04-27 Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office
1936-04-28 1938-03-28 Commandant of Royal Army Service Corps Training Centre
1938-03-29 1939-08-01 Assistant Director of Supplies & Transport, Aldershot Command
1938-08-15 1939-08-01 Aide-de-Camp to the King
1939-08-01 Retired
1939-09-XX Recalled
1939-09-XX 1939-11-30 Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport, Aldershot Command
1939-12-01 1940-05-XX Director of Supplies, British Expeditionary Force [France]
1940-07-01 1943-07-XX Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport, Western Command
1943-07-XX 1943-11-XX General Staff Officer 1 Civil Affairs, War Office
1943-11-XX 1944-06-XX Director of Supplies, Civil Affairs, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
1945-02-26 Retired
1945-XX-XX 1949-XX-XX Head of Relief Supplies Branch, Ministry of Supplies