The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Ranking, Robert Philip Lancaster
Major-General
* 26th of November 1896
† 29th of December 1961
(2nd Royal Lancers)
(Indian Army)
Promotions
| 1936-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-02-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-12 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-12-26 | Colonel (Dated back to 1939-07-01) |
| 1941-02-26 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-06-30 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-07-13 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-09-11 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-12-07 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-12-07 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1948-07-09 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1936-08-06 | – | 1939-10-31 | Assistant Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief India |
| 1938-04-07 | – | Second-in-Command 2nd Royal Lancers | |
| 1940-10-12 | – | 1941-02-25 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1941-02-26 | – | 1941-05-03 | Commanding Officer ? Base, Middle East |
| 1941-05-04 | – | 1941-06-30 | Commandant of Mobilisation Centre, Middle East |
| 1941-07-16 | – | 1942-04-21 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, Eastern Command [India] |
| 1942-04-21 | – | 1942-07-12 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, Eastern Army [India] |
| 1942-XX-XX | Brigadier (Q)/A, Southern Army [India] | ||
| 1942-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding Line of Communication Burma | ||
| 1943-11-16 | – | 1946-01-01 | General Officer Commanding 202nd Line of Communication Area [Burma] |
| 1947-02-13 | – | 1947-03-18 | Officiating General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command [India] |
| 1948-07-09 | Retired |