The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Cecil Meadows Frith White

White, Cecil Meadows Frith

Major-General

* 29th of August 1897

† 15th of July 1985

(Royal Signals)

Nickname: Chalky

Promotions

1939-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-12-26 Acting Colonel
1941-06-26 Temporary Colonel
1941-09-20 Acting Brigadier
1942-03-20 Temporary Brigadier
1943-03-06 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1943-05-09 Temporary Brigadier
1943-06-30 Colonel (Dated back to 1942-08-01)
1944-01-31 Acting Major-General
1945-01-31 Temporary Major-General
1947-11-01 Brigadier
1949-07-28 Major-General

Service

1939-XX-XX 1940-XX-XX Commanding Officer 4th Indian Divisional Signals [North Africa]
1940-12-26 1941-09-16 Chief Signal Officer, East Africa Command
1941-09-20 1943-03-06 Chief Signal Officer, 8th Army [North Africa - Italy]
1943-05-09 1943-06-22 Chief Signal Officer, Eastern Command
1944-01-XX 1945-08-XX Signal Officer in Chief, 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe]
1945-11-XX 1949-07-04 Chief Signal Officer, Middle East Land Forces
1949-09-01 1951-10-01 District Officer Commanding Catterick District
1950-09-19 1960-09-18 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Signals
1951-10-29 Retired
1956-08-28 1958-XX-XX Honorary Colonel, 2nd Corps Signal Regiment, Territorial Army
1958-XX-XX 1962-08-28 Honorary Colonel, 47th Signal Regiment, Territorial Army
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958