The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General James Stuart Steele

Steele, James Stuart

General

* 26th of October 1894

† 24th of July 1975

(Sherwood Foresters)

Promotions

1936-07-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-10-14 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-06-27 Colonel
1939-11-08 Acting Brigadier
1940-05-08 Temporary Brigadier
1941-02-15 Acting Major-General
1942-02-15 Temporary Major-General
1942-04-08 Acting Lieutenant-General
1942-09-13 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General
1943-02-17 Acting Lieutenant-General
1943-03-20 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General
1944-09-20 Major-General (Dated back to 1944-01-04)
1946-05-14 Acting Lieutenant-General
1946-11-04 Temporary Lieutenant-General
1947-01-03 Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-12-25)
1947-11-17 General (Dated back to 1946-10-06)

Service

1937-10-14 –1939-06-26 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
1939-06-27 –1939-11-07 Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office
1939-11-08 –1941-02-14 Commanding Officer 132nd Infantry Brigade [France]
1941-02-15 –1942-04-08 General Officer Commanding 59th Infantry Division
1942-04-08 –1942-09-13 General Officer Commanding II Corps
1942-09-14 –1942-10-09 Deputy Adjutant-General (A), War Office
1942-10-10 –1943-03-20 Deputy Chief of Staff, Middle East Command
1943-07-21 –1945-12-XX Director of Staff Duties, War Office
1946-05-14 –1947-09-XX General Officer Commanding in Chief British Troops in Austria
1946-05-14 –1947-09-XX British High Commissioner in Austria
1947-03-01 –1957-03-31 Colonel, Royal Ulster Rifles
1947-09-22 –1950-09-22 Adjutant-General to the Forces, War Office
1950-XX-XX –1950-10-21 Aide-de-Camp General to the King
1950-10-20 Retired
1950-10-23 –1959-10-26 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Army Educational Corps
1951-07-12 –1959-07-12 Honorary Colonel, Queen's University, Belfast Contingent, Officer Training Corps
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley