The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Thompson, Geoffrey Stuart
Lieutenant-General
* 6th of January 1905
† 15th of November 1983
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1940-09-07 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-01-13 | Relinquish the Local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-01-20 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-04-20 | War Substantive Major |
| 1941-04-20 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-01-28 | Major |
| 1942-02-13 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-02-13 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-08-13 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-13 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-08-13 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-05-24 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-05-24 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1943-09-25 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-09-25 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-06-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-06-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1945-02-13 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-02-13 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-06-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-06-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1946-07-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1946-07-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1948-01-12 | Colonel (Dated back to 1946-01-06) |
| 1952-12-12 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1953-06-15 | Brigadier |
| 1953-11-10 | Major-General |
| 1959-06-01 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1941-01-22 | – | 1942-02-12 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1942-02-13 | – | 1943-05-24 | Brigadier General Staff, ? |
| 1943-09-21 | – | 1944-06-06 | Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans, Allied Force Headquarters [North Africa] |
| 1943-09-21 | – | 1944-06-06 | Chairman of Joint Planning Staff, Allied Force Headquarters [North Africa] |
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery [Italy] |
| 1945-02-13 | – | 1946-04-03 | Director of Plans, War Office |
| 1946-07-01 | – | 1946-12-31 | Brigadier General Staff, Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1947-01-01 | – | 1948-11-14 | Chief of Staff, Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1950-03-03 | – | 1952-07-21 | Commanding Officer 2nd Army Group Royal Artillery [Egypt] |
| 1952-12-12 | – | 1954-12-16 | Director of Land/Air Warfare, War Office |
| 1952-12-12 | – | 1954-12-16 | Director for North Atalantic Treaty Organisation Standardization, War Office |
| 1955-01-03 | – | 1957-XX-XX | Chief Army Instructor at the Imperial Defence College |
| 1957-XX-XX | – | 1959-04-06 | Director of Staff Duties, War Office |
| 1959-06-01 | – | 1961-06-19 | Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War |
| 1961-05-25 | – | 1970-01-06 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1961-07-06 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x185658, National Portrait Gallery, London