The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Murray, Horatius
General
* 18th of April 1903
† 2nd of July 1989
(Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders)
Promotions
| 1941-02-19 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-05-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-01-22 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-05-08 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-05-25 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-05-25 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-11-25 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-11-25 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-11-25 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-08-18 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-01-19 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-02-27 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-08-18 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1945-08-18 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-12-24 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-08-24) |
| 1948-01-30 | Major-General (Dated back to 1946-10-23) |
| 1955-02-28 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1955-03-28 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1959-11-10 | General |
Service
| 1941-02-19 | – | 1941-12-06 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, British Troops in Northern Ireland |
| 1941-12-07 | – | 1942-05-04 | General Staff Officer 1, Home Forces |
| 1942-05-08 | – | 1942-10-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders |
| 1943-XX-XX | General Staff Officer 1, 51st Infantry Division | ||
| – | 1943-05-24 | General Staff Officer 1, 56th Infantry Division | |
| 1943-05-25 | – | 1944-08-12 | Commanding Officer 153rd Brigade [Sicily - Italy - Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-08-21 | – | 1945-07-27 | General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division [Italy - Austria] |
| 1946-01-09 | – | 1947-11-XX | Director of Personal Services, War Office |
| 1947-11-XX | – | 1950-12-17 | General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division |
| 1951-03-15 | – | 1953-08-31 | General Officer Commanding 50th Infantry Division |
| 1951-03-15 | – | 1953-08-31 | District Officer Commanding Northumbrian District |
| 1953-10-12 | – | 1954-11-15 | General Officer Commanding Commonwealth Division [Korea] |
| 1955-02-28 | – | 1958-05-01 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Scottish Command |
| 1958-03-26 | – | 1964-03-31 | Colonel, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (Scotish Rifles) |
| 1958-07-01 | – | 1961-07-05 | Commander in Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe |
| 1961-09-02 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of John Donovan