The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Man, Patrick Holberton
Major-General
* 17th of March 1913
† 10th of October 1979
(Royal Hampshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1942-12-17 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-10-06 | Relinquish the Local rang of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-11-19 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-02-19 | War Substantive Major |
| 1944-02-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-09-05 | Acting Colonel |
| 1945-03-05 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-03-05 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-04-21 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-06-19 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1945-06-19 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1946-07-01 | Major |
| 1952-01-24 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1953-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1953-12-18 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1956-07-12 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1956-09-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1956-09-11 | Colonel (Dated back to 1956-05-28) |
| 1961-01-01 | Brigadier |
| 1963-11-07 | Major-General (Dated back to 1962-12-28) |
Service
| 1942-12-17 | – | 1943-10-09 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1943-11-19 | – | 1944-09-04 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, South-East Asia Command |
| 1944-09-05 | – | 1945-06-22 | Director of Administrative Planning, South-East Asia Command |
| 1947-06-16 | – | 1950-01-01 | Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1952-01-24 | – | 1952-10-20 | General Staff Officer 1, East Africa Command |
| 1952-11-22 | – | 1953-12-07 | Instrictor at Imperial Defence College |
| 1955-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment | ||
| 1956-07-12 | – | 1956-09-09 | Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1956-09-10 | – | 1957-12-31 | Director of Administrative Planning, War Office |
| 1958-01-01 | – | 1959-03-13 | Brigadier (Q) (Operations), War Office |
| 1959-05-01 | – | Commanding Officer Infantry Brigade Group [Germany] | |
| 1963-11-07 | – | 1966-07-04 | District Officer Commanding Aldershot District |
| 1966-09-20 | – | 1968-08-19 | Director of Personal Services, Ministry of Defence |
| 1967-10-01 | – | 1972-10-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Military Provost Staff Corps |
| 1968-08-19 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x186461, National Portrait Gallery, London