The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Gaffney, Edward Sebastian Burke
Major-General
* 17th of August 1900
† 24th of May 1981
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1940-08-12 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-12 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-12-20 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-12-20 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-06-20 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-06-20 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-06-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-11-20 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-06-20) |
| 1946-04-01 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-05-07 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1949-09-12 | Brigadier |
| 1953-09-07 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1954-03-08 | Granted the honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1940-08-12 | – | 1941-XX-XX | General Staff Officer 1, Army Headquarters India |
| 1941-12-20 | – | 1944-11-19 | Brigadier Provision, Co-ordination & Supply, Army Headquarters India |
| 1947-06-03 | – | 1948-12-XX | Brigadier (A/Q), Scottish Command |
| 1948-12-XX | – | 1950-09-XX | Deputy Director of Quartering, War Office |
| 1950-10-XX | – | 1953-09-07 | Deputy District Officer Commanding Aldershot District |
| 1953-09-07 | – | 1954-02-08 | District Officer Commanding Aldershot District |
| 1954-03-08 | Retired |