The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Lomax, Cyril Ernest Napier
Lieutenant-General
* 28th of June 1893
† 30th of August 1973
(Welch Regiment)
Promotions
| 1935-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-11-28 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-03-30 | Local Brigadier |
| 1938-10-01 | Relinquish the Local rank of Brigadier |
| 1939-07-04 | Colonel (Dated back to 1938-01-01) |
| 1939-07-14 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-10-24 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1941-12-02 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-07-19 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-07-19 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-10-15 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-11-15 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-12-07 | Major-General (Dated back to 1943-06-08) |
| 1946-12-16 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1947-02-14 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1936-11-28 | – | 1939-07-16 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Welch Regiment [India] |
| 1937-08-25 | – | 1938-03-30 | Commanding Officer Agra [India] |
| 1938-03-30 | – | 1938-10-01 | Officiating Commanding Officer Dehli Independent Brigade Area [India] |
| 1939-07-14 | – | 1941-04-07 | Commanding Officer 16th Infantry Brigade [Middle East - North Africa] |
| 1941-04-07 | – | 1941-04-19 | Acting General Officer Commanding 70th Infantry Division [North Africa] |
| 1941-04-19 | – | 1941-10-24 | Commanding Officer 16th Infantry Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1941-12-02 | – | 1942-06-02 | Commanding Officer 16th Infantry Brigade [North Africa - Middle East - Ceylon] |
| 1942-02-10 | – | 1942-02-18 | Acting General Officer Commanding 70th Infantry Division [Middle East] |
| 1942-06-03 | – | 1943-03-25 | Commandant of Ceylon Fortress |
| 1943-04-03 | – | 1943-04-14 | General Officer Commanding 14th Indian Infantry Division [Burma] |
| 1943-06-XX | – | 1945-03-22 | General Officer Commanding 26th Indian Division [Burma] |
| 1945-05-20 | – | 1948-08-XX | District Officer Commanding East Anglian District |
| 1946-12-16 | – | 1947-02-14 | Officiating General Officer Commander in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1948-03-17 | – | 1950-12-30 | Honorary Colonel, 44th Infantry Division Division Signal Regiment |
| 1948-XX-XX | – | 1949-08-15 | President of the Regular Commissions Board, War Office |
| 1949-01-08 | – | 1958-01-08 | Colonel, Welch Regiment |
| 1949-09-12 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x186011, National Portrait Gallery, London