The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Evelegh, Vyvyan
Major-General
* 14th of December 1898
† 27th of August 1958
(Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry)
Promotions
| 1939-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-05-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-08-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-08-14 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-01-12 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-02-14 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-02-14 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-07-12 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-05-18 | Colonel (Dated back to 1942-01-01) |
| 1942-06-13 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-06-13 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-09-08 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1946-09-25 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-12-29 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-07-19) |
Service
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1940-04-14 | General Staff Officer 2, II Corps [France] |
| 1940-05-01 | – | 1941-01-11 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1941-01-12 | – | 1941-11-06 | Commanding Officer 11th Infantry Brigade |
| 1941-11-07 | – | 1942-05-22 | Brigadier General Staff ? |
| 1942-05-23 | – | 1942-06-12 | Assistant Commandant of Staff College Camberley |
| 1942-06-13 | – | 1943-12-13 | General Officer Commanding 78th Infantry Division [North Africa] |
| 1943-12-19 | – | 1944-07-30 | General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division [North Africa - Italy] |
| 1944-08-25 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1947-01-XX | – | 1950-10-16 | District Officer Commanding North-West District |
| 1948-03-XX | – | 1950-10-16 | General Officer Commanding 42nd Infantry Division |
| 1950-11-13 | Retired | ||
| 1951-04-02 | Recalled | ||
| 1951-10-01 | Retired | ||
| 1953-10-18 | – | 1958-08-27 | Colonel, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
Picture source: From "The Plain Cook and the Great Showman : The First and Eight Arimes in North Africa" by Gregory Blaxland, 1977