The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Erskine, George Watkin Eben James
General
* 23rd of August 1899
† 29th of August 1965
(King's Royal Rifle Corps)
Nickname: Bobby
Promotions
| 1938-08-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-12-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-01-09 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-01-09 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-07-09 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-09 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-07-09 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-10-11 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-07-01) |
| 1943-01-23 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-01-24 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1944-08-03 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1944-09-05 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-01-26 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-06-01) |
| 1948-12-20 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1946-08-03) |
| 1953-06-04 | Local General |
| 1953-06-07 | Temporary General |
| 1953-07-21 | General |
Service
| 1937-04-08 | – | 1939-01-16 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Eastern Command |
| 1939-01-17 | – | 1939-08-31 | General Staff Officer 2, ? |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1940-06-13 | General Staff Officer 1, 1st London Division |
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| 1941-01-09 | – | 1942-02-06 | Commanding Officer 69th Infantry Brigade [Cypruss - Middle East - North Africa] |
| 1942-02-07 | – | 1943-01-23 | Brigadier General Staff, XIII Corps [North Africa] |
| 1943-01-24 | – | 1944-08-03 | General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division [North Africa - Italy - Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-09-05 | – | 1945-08-13 | Head of SHAEF Mission to Belgium |
| 1945-10-06 | – | 1946-01-27 | General Officer Commanding 43rd Infantry Division |
| 1946-01-28 | – | 1946-12-27 | Assistant Chief of Staff (Liaison), Allied Control Commission Germany (British Element) |
| 1946-12-28 | – | 1948-05-19 | General Officer Commanding Land Forces Hong Kong |
| 1948-05-21 | – | 1949-01-24 | Director of Territorial Army & Cadets, War Office |
| 1949-01-26 | – | 1952-04-23 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt |
| 1949-07-04 | – | 1961-04-09 | Honorary Colonel, King's Royal Rifle Corps, Territorial Army |
| 1950-06-11 | – | 1950-07-24 | Officiating Commander in Chief Middle East Land Forces |
| 1952-05-02 | – | 1953-06-04 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1953-02-19 | – | Honorary Colonel, ?, Royal Artillery, Territorial Army | |
| 1953-06-07 | – | 1955-05-02 | Commander in Chief East Africa Command |
| 1955-06-26 | – | 1958-XX-XX | Aide-de-Camp General to the Queen |
| 1955-11-01 | – | 1958-11-01 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command |
| 1956-02-10 | – | 1965-08-29 | Colonel-Commandant, 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| 1958-11-15 | – | 1964-01-14 | Lieutenant-Governor & Commander in Chief Jersey |
| 1958-11-29 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley