The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Paterson, Herbert MacGregor
Major-General
* 29th of November 1898
† 10th of August 1979
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1940-06-06 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-09-06 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-11-17 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-05-17 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-05-17 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-10-23 | Local Brigadier |
| 1943-12-21 | Relinquish the Local rank of Brigadier |
| 1945-08-14 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1946-08-21 | Colonel (Dated back to 1946-05-17) |
| 1952-01-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1952-02-15 | Brigadier |
| 1953-03-02 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1954-01-22 | Major-General |
Service
| 1940-06-06 | – | 1942-11-16 | Assistant Director of Artillery, Ministry of Supply |
| 1942-11-17 | – | 1945-10-07 | Deputy Director of Artillery, Ministry of Supply |
| 1943-10-23 | – | 1943-12-31 | Special Employed |
| 1945-10-08 | – | 1947-08-31 | Commandant of Military College of Science |
| 1947-09-01 | – | 1949-02-07 | Director of Studies, Military College of Science |
| 1949-02-08 | – | 1951-12-31 | Military Advisor to Director of Research & Development, Ministry of Supply |
| 1952-01-01 | – | 1953-03-01 | Director of Artillery, Ministry of Supply |
| 1953-03-02 | – | 1957-01-01 | Director-General of Artillery, Ministry of Supply |
| 1957-01-29 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x186359, National Portrait Gallery, London