The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Whitcombe, Philip Sidney
Major-General
* 3rd of October 1893
† 9th of August 1989
(Royal Army Service Corps)
Promotions
| 1939-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-08 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-08 | Acting Colonel |
| 1939-12-08 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-02-09 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1940-02-09 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-02-12 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-20 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-20 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-11-16 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-10-15 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-04-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-12-31 | Colonel (Dated back to 1942-07-01) |
| 1943-05-15 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-05-14 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-05-22 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1939-09-08 | – | 1940-02-09 | Assistant Director of Supplies & Transport, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-02-12 | – | 1941-10-14 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, ? |
| 1941-10-15 | – | 1942-07-04 | Chief Administration Officer, Gibraltar |
| 1942-07-08 | – | 1943-05-14 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Northern Ireland District |
| 1943-05-15 | – | 1947-03-XX | Chief Administration Officer, Eastern Command |
| 1947-05-22 | Retired |
Picture source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205503430