The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Claude Ernest Pert

Pert, Claude Ernest

Major-General

* 29th of September 1898

† 14th of March 1982

(Probyn's Horse)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1941-03-01 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-01 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-09-03 Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-03-11 Acting Colonel
1943-09-11 Temporary Colonel
1943-11-18 Acting Brigadier
Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1944-02-23 Temporary Colonel
1944-04-01 Acting Brigadier
1945-02-01 Temporary Brigadier
1945-05-31 Acting Major-General
1946-05-31 War Substantive Colonel
1946-05-31 Temporary Major-General
1947-03-11 Colonel
1948-08-31 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1941-03-01 1942-XX-XX Commanding Officer Probyn's Horse
1943-11-XX 1944-08-14 Commanding Officer 255th Indian Armoured Brigade
1944-08-15 1945-05-XX Commanding Officer 255th Indian Tank Brigade, Burma
1945-05-31 1947-07-XX General Officer Commanding 1st Indian Armoured Division
1948-08-31 Retired
Picture source: From: "The World of polo : past and present", 1986