The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie

Norrie, Charles Willoughby Moke

Lieutenant-General

* 26th of September 1893

† 25th of May 1977

(10th Royal Hussars)

Nickname: Baron Norrie of Wellington, New Zealand & Hawkesbury Upton

Promotions

1931-07-06 Lieutenant-Colonel
1935-07-06 Colonel (Dated back to 1934-07-06)
1936-04-03 Temporary Brigadier
1940-08-24 Acting Major-General
1941-06-01 Major-General (Dated back to 1940-12-04)
1941-10-06 Acting Lieutenant-General
Reverted to Major-General
1944-09-20 Granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-General

Service

1931-07-06 1935-07-06 Commanding Officer 10th Royal Hussars
1935-07-06 1936-04-03 Half-pay
1936-04-03 1938-XX-XX Commanding Officer 1st Cavalry Brigade
1938-XX-XX 1940-04-14 Commanding Officer 1st Light Armoured Brigade
1940-04-14 1940-04-17 Commanding Officer 1st Armoured Brigade
1940-04-17 1940-05-10 Acting General Officer Commanding 2nd Armoured Division
1940-05-XX 1940-08-XX Inspector of Royal Armoured Corps, War Office
1940-08-24 1941-10-05 General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division [North Africa]
1941-10-06 1942-07-07 General Officer Commanding XXX Corps [North Africa]
1943-XX-XX Major-General Royal Armoured Corps, Home Forces
1943-07-09 1944-01-XX Major-General Royal Armoured Corps, 21st Army Group
1944-04-XX 1944-09-20 Head of the British Military Mission to the French Government
1944-09-20 Retired
1944-12-19 1952-06-19 Governor of the State of South Australia
1947-01-01 1949-05-31 Colonel, 10th Royal Hussars
1952-12-02 1957-07-05 Governor-General & Commander in Chief New Zealand
Picture source: Courtesy of John Redmond