The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Firth, Charles Edward Anson
Major-General
* 9th of October 1902
† 13th of October 1991
(Gloucestershire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1940-11-22 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-02-22 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-04-07 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-04-07 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-10-07 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-10-07 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-10-07 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-03-14 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-04-06 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1946-10-30 | Colonel (Dated back to 1946-10-07) |
| 1950-04-06 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1950-10-26 | Brigadier |
| 1950-11-13 | Major-General |
Service
| 1940-11-22 | – | 1942-03-11 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 50th Infantry Division |
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1943-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment [Middle East] |
| 1943-04-08 | – | 1943-06-XX | Acting Commanding Officer 7th Indian Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1943-06-21 | – | 1944-01-29 | Commanding Officer 167th Infantry Brigade [North Africa - Italy] |
| 1944-02-08 | – | 1944-05-19 | Commanding Officer 21st Tank Brigade [North Africa - Italy] |
| 1944-05-24 | – | 1944-10-18 | Commanding Officer 2nd Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1944-10-19 | – | 1945-03-13 | Commanding Officer British Liaison Unit X [Greece] |
| 1945-03-14 | – | 1945-04-06 | Acting Head of the British Military Mission to Greece |
| 1945-04-06 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Deputy Head of the British Military Mission to Greece |
| 1946-02-11 | – | 1948-02-29 | Deputy Director of Personal Services, War Office |
| 1946-11-01 | – | Commander British Advisory Staff, Polish Resettlement Corps, Northern Command | |
| 1948-04-05 | – | 1949-02-18 | Deputy Commanding Officer British Troops Berlin |
| 1949-02-19 | – | 1950-03-06 | Commanding Officer Area Troops British Sector Berlin |
| 1950-04-06 | – | 1950-12-31 | District Officer Commanding East Anglian District |
| 1951-05-01 | – | 1953-08-09 | District Officer Commanding Salisbury Plain District |
| 1953-08-17 | – | 1956-09-01 | Director of Personal Services, War Office |
| 1954-02-23 | – | 1964-02-23 | Colonel, Gloucestershire Regiment |
| 1956-09-29 | Retired | ||
| 1956-10-01 | – | 1960-10-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Military Provost Staff Corps |
Picture source: NPG x167547, National Portrait Gallery, London