The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Cary, Rupert Tristram Oliver
Major-General
* 17th of August 1896
† 23rd of September 1980
(Royal Signals)
Promotions
| 1936-05-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-02-22 | Colonel (Dated back to 1939-05-15) |
| 1941-02-25 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-08-25 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-11-19 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-01-30 | Reverted to Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-03-10 | Reverted to Colonel |
| 1944-11-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| Acting Major-General | |
| 1947-03-11 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-01-01) |
Service
| 1936-05-15 | – | 1939-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Training Battalion Catterick |
| 1939-XX-XX | Chief Signal Officer, IV Corps | ||
| 1939-10-16 | – | 1940-02-03 | Chief Instructor at School of Signals |
| 1940-02-22 | – | Chief Signal Officer, V Corps | |
| 1941-02-09 | – | 1942-03-26 | Chief Signal Officer, South Eastern Command |
| 1942-03-27 | – | 1942-09-03 | Deputy Signal Officer in Chief, Middle East Command |
| 1942-09-04 | – | 1943-02-08 | Signal Officer in Chief, Persia & Iraq Command |
| 1943-02-20 | – | 1943-06-22 | Chief Signal Officer 8th Army [North Africa] |
| 1943-09-08 | – | 1943-11-18 | Chief Signal Officer, Eastern Command |
| 1943-11-19 | – | 1944-01-30 | Signal Officer in Chief, 21st Army Group |
| 1945-11-01 | – | 1946-08-XX | Commandant of School of Signals |
| 1946-03-14 | – | 1947-XX-XX | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1946-XX-XX | – | 1949-09-01 | District Officer Commanding Catterick District |
| 1949-09-29 | Retired |
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958