The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Bucknall, Gerard Corfield
Lieutenant-General
* 14th of September 1894
† 7th of December 1980
(Middlesex Regiment)
Nickname: Jerry
Promotions
| 1936-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-08-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1939-01-01) |
| 1940-08-10 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-02-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-07-29 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-07-29 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1942-09-12 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-07-29 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-12-21 | Major-General |
| 1944-01-27 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-03-11 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-08-03 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-General |
| 1948-03-04 | Granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1937-03-13 | – | 1939-04-12 | Instructor at Royal Military College Kingston [Canada] |
| 1939-04-13 | – | 1939-08-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment |
| 1939-08-01 | – | 1940-02-29 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1940-03-01 | – | 1940-06-11 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General ? |
| 1940-06-14 | – | 1940-06-25 | Assistant Adjutant-General, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-06-27 | – | 1940-08-09 | Commanding Officer ? Area, Local Defence Vonlunteers |
| 1940-08-10 | – | 1941-07-28 | Commanding Officer 138th Infantry Brigade |
| 1941-07-29 | – | 1942-09-11 | General Officer Commanding 53rd Infantry Division |
| 1942-09-12 | – | 1943-04-12 | General Officer Commanding XII Corps |
| 1943-04-13 | – | 1943-07-29 | General Officer Commanding I Corps |
| 1943-07-30 | – | 1944-01-26 | General Officer Commanding 5th Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1944-01-27 | – | 1944-08-03 | General Officer Commanding XXX Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-11-01 | – | 1947-12-XX | General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District |
| 1948-03-04 | Retired | ||
| 1952-04-22 | – | 1959-08-01 | Colonel, Middlesex Regiment |
Picture source: http://www.war44.com/misc/images/1/os4.jpg