The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Verney, Gerald Lloyd
Major-General
* 10th of July 1900
† 3rd of April 1957
(Irish Guards)
Promotions
| 1940-08-14 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-09-22 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-14 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-12-03 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-05-18 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-06-22 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-07-03 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-12-22 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-01-03 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-08-04 | Granted the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1944-11-20 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1945-01-20 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1945-03-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-10-19 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-05-18) |
| 1947-01-06 | Acting Major-General |
| 1947-09-19 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-11-01 | Brigadier |
| 1948-09-20 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1940-05-16 | – | 1940-09-22 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1940-10-14 | – | 1942-06-21 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards |
| 1942-06-22 | – | 1942-07-02 | Deputy Director of ?, War Office |
| 1942-07-03 | – | 1942-09-03 | Commanding Officer 32nd Brigade |
| 1942-09-21 | – | 1943-01-15 | Commanding Officer 6th Guards Armoured Brigade |
| 1943-01-15 | – | 1944-08-03 | Commanding Officer 6th Guard Tanks Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-08-04 | – | 1944-11-22 | General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-03-11 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Guards Brigade [Italy - Austria] |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Commandant of Vienna [Austria] |
| 1946-09-XX | – | 1948-09-XX | General Officer Commanding 56th Armoured Division |
| 1948-09-20 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley