The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Bridgeman, Robert Clive
Major-General
* 1st of April 1896
† 17th of November 1982
(Rifle Brigade)
(Reserve of Officers)
Nickname: Viscount Bridgeman of Leigh
Promotions
| 1935-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-12-03 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-05-22 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-11-22 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-22 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-02-13 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-06-03 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-06-03 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1942-06-03 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1951-05-16 | Granted the honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1935-10-01 | – | 1937-10-17 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1937-11-18 | Retired | ||
| 1939-09-01 | Recalled | ||
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1940-XX-XX | General Staff Officer 1, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-08-13 | – | 1940-11-26 | Commanding Officer 145th Infantry Brigade |
| 1940-11-27 | – | 1941-06-02 | Deputy Director of Home Guard, War Office |
| 1941-06-03 | – | 1944-06-20 | Director-General of Home Guard & Territorial Army, War Office |
| 1944-06-21 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Deputy Adjutant-General (A), War Office |
| 1949-01-12 | – | 1959-01-12 | Honorary Colonel, 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry |
Picture source: NPG x163300, National Portrait Gallery, London