The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Norton, Cyril Henry
Major-General
* 4th of November 1898
† 11th of May 1983
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1939-11-26 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-02-26 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-14 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-03-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-03-12 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-04 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-04-04 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-06-01 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-06-01 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1942-08-27 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-08-27 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-09-22 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-09-22 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1943-06-21 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-06-21 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-09-25 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-09-25 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-09-25 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-02-24 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-04-10 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-10-15 | Colonel (Dated 1946-09-25) |
| 1947-01-02 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1950-11-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1951-03-09 | Brigadier (Dated back to 1950-05-02) |
| 1951-03-15 | Major-General |
Service
| 1939-11-26 | – | 1941-01-30 | General Staff Officer 1, British Troops in Palestine & Trans-Jordan |
| 1941-01-31 | – | 1942-02-14 | General Staff Officer 1, ? [Middle East] |
| 1942-03-01 | – | 1942-03-12 | General Staff Officer 1, ? [Middle East] |
| 1942-04-04 | – | 1942-06-01 | Commanding Officer ? Brigade [Middle East] |
| 1942-08-27 | – | 1942-09-22 | Commander Royal Artillery ? [Middle East] |
| 1943-06-21 | – | 1943-06-24 | Commanding Officer ? Brigade [Middle East] |
| 1943-06-25 | – | 1945-01-07 | Commander Royal Artillery, 50th Infantry Division [Middle East - Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-04-11 | – | 1947-01-01 | Chief Instructor at Tactical Wing, School of Artillery Larkhill |
| 1947-01-02 | – | 1950-10-XX | Brigadier Royal Artillery, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1950-11-01 | – | 1953-11-01 | General Officer Commanding 5th Anti-Aircraft Group |
| 1953-11-29 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x186892, National Portrait Gallery, London