The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Walter Tyrrell Brooks

Brooks, Walter Tyrrell

Brigadier

* 23rd of February 1884

† 3rd of June 1960

(Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry)

Promotions

1924-02-03 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1930-05-06 Lieutenant-Colonel
1932-03-15 Colonel (Dated back to 1927-02-03)
1934-10-15 Local Brigadier
1936-10-14 Temporary Brigadier
1941-03-05 Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1924-01-28 1926-02-03 Commanding Officer 5th Company of Gentlemen Cadets, Royal Military College
1926-10-26 1927-12-17 General Staff Officer 2 ? [India]
1927-12-18 1929-11-15 Commandant of the Small Arms School Ahmednagar [India]
1930-05-06 1932-03-15 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
1932-03-15 1934-10-14 General Staff Officer 1, War Office
1934-10-15 1936-10-13 Chief Administration Officer, Gibraltar
1936-10-14 1939-09-20 Commanding Officer Canal Brigade [Egypt]
1937-10-16 1939-10-14 Aide-de-Camp to the King
1939-09-20 1940-08-09 Commanding Officer 23rd Infantry Brigade [North Africa]
1939-09-20 1940-08-09 Commanding Officer Suez Canal Area [North Africa]
1939-10-14 Retired, but remained employed
1941-03-05 Retired