The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Charles George Phillips

Phillips, Charles George

Major-General

* 7th of July 1889

† 1st of May 1982

(West Yorkshire Regiment)

Promotions

1932-07-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1933-11-28 Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-11-28 Colonel (Dated back to 1935-07-01)
1938-04-05 Temporary Brigadier
1941-10-17 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1941-11-11 Temporary Bigadier
1941-12-29 Acting Major-General
1942-12-29 Temporary Major-General
1944-09-29 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1933-11-28 1937-11-28 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
1937-11-28 1938-04-05 Half-pay
1938-04-05 1940-04-12 Commanding Officer 146th Infantry Brigade
1940-XX-XX Commanding Officer British Force Namsos [Norway]
1940-04-17 1941-03-10 Commanding Officer 146th Infantry Brigade [Norway - Iceland]
1940-XX-XX 1941-XX-XX Commanding Officer British Forces Northern Iceland
1941-03-26 1941-10-17 Commanding Officer 5th Infantry Brigade
1941-12-29 1943-03-03 General Officer Commanding Gambia Area
1943-03-04 1944-XX-XX General Officer Commanding Gambia & Sierra Leone Area
1944-09-29 Retired
Picture source: NPG x169965, National Portrait Gallery, London