The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Purdon, William Brooke
Major-General
* 28th of November 1881
† 1st of December 1950
(Royal Army Medical Corps)
Promotions
| 1931-06-15 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-06-30 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-07-01 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1935-08-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1934-07-01) |
| 1938-03-01 | Major-General |
Service
| 1930-02-11 | – | 1934-02-28 | Assistant Director of Hygiene, War Office |
| 1934-XX-XX | – | 1935-XX-XX | Deputy Director of Medical Services, British Troops in Egypt |
| 1935-08-18 | – | 1938-02-28 | Professor of Hygiene, Royal Army Medical College |
| 1938-03-01 | – | 1940-XX-XX | Commandant of Royal Army Medical College |
| 1938-03-01 | – | 1940-XX-XX | Director of Studies, Royal Army Medical College |
| 1938-04-15 | – | 1941-11-28 | Honorary Surgeon to the King |
| 1940-XX-XX | Director of Medical Services, Line of Communication Area [France] | ||
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-11-27 | Deputy Director of Medical Services, Western Command |
| 1941-11-28 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x159768, National Portrait Gallery, London