The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Hayes, Eric Charles
Major-General
* 19th of June 1896
† 25th of August 1951
(Royal Norfolk Regiment)
Promotions
| 1937-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-09-28 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-16 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-08-08 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-09-16 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-02-08 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-05-10 | Colonel (Dated back to 1940-07-01) |
| 1941-09-22 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-09-22 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-06-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1943-10-07 | Local Brigadier |
| 1943-12-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-01-29 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1938-09-28 | – | 1940-01-20 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment [France] |
| 1940-01-21 | – | 1940-08-06 | Commandant of Infantry Company Commanders' School |
| 1940-08-08 | – | 1940-11-28 | Commanding Officer 35th Infantry Brigade |
| 1940-11-28 | – | 1941-05-16 | Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade |
| 1941-05-16 | – | 1941-09-21 | Brigadier-General Staff, ? |
| 1941-09-23 | – | 1941-11-20 | General Officer Commanding Division Yorkshire County |
| 1941-11-20 | – | 1942-12-15 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division |
| 1943-01-17 | – | 1943-06-28 | General Officer Commanding Nigeria Area |
| 1943-12-01 | – | 1944-06-XX | District Officer Commanding East Central District |
| 1944-06-XX | – | 1945-01-XX | District Officer Commanding East Anglian District |
| 1945-01-05 | Р| Military Attach̩ to China | |
| 1945-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding British Troops in China | ||
| 1945-01-05 | – | Head British Military Mission to China | |
| 1947-01-29 | Retired | ||
| 1951-02-08 | – | Colonel, Royal Norfolk Regiment |
Picture source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205509282