The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Robert Beverley Pargiter

Pargiter, Robert Beverley

Major-General

* 11th of July 1889

† 2nd of September 1984

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1931-02-01 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1931-06-30 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1931-07-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1936-01-21 Colonel (Dated back to 1934-07-01)
1938-02-01 Local Brigadier
1938-06-03 Temporary Brigadier
1939-12-27 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1940-01-10 Acting Major-General
1941-01-10 Temporary Major-General
1941-08-12 Major-General (Dated back to 1940-11-23)

Service

1931-02-01 1934-01-15 Instructor at Staff College Quetta [India]
1936-01-21 1938-01-31 General Staff Officer 1, War Office
1938-06-03 1939-12-27 Commanding Officer 1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade [France]
1940-01-10 1940-05-27 General Officer Commanding 4th Anti-Aircraft Division
1940-05-28 1940-07-02 Director of Home Defences, War Office
1940-07-03 1940-11-11 General Officer Commanding 7th Anti-Aircraft Division
1940-11-11 1942-09-30 General Officer Commanding 5th Anti-Aircraft Division
1942-10-01 1943-02-XX General Officer Commanding 3rd Anti-Aircraft Group
1943-02-16 1945-XX-XX Major-General Anti-Aircraft & Coast Defence, Allied Force Headquarters [North Africa]
1945-02-18 Retired
1951-07-25 1954-07-14 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery
Picture source: NPG x169807, National Portrait Gallery, London