The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General John Yeldham Whitfield

Whitfield, John Yeldham

Major-General

* 11th of October 1899

† 23rd of September 1971

(Queen's Royal Regiment)

Promotions

1940-06-27 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-09-27 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-10-11 Acting Colonel
1941-10-11 Acting Brigadier
1942-03-22 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1942-03-22 Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel
1942-03-22 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-05-05 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-01-22 Acting Colonel
1944-01-22 Acting Brigadier
1944-02-10 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-02-10 Temporary Colonel
1944-02-10 Temporary Brigadier
1944-07-26 Acting Major-General
1945-07-26 War Substantive Colonel
1945-07-26 Temporary Major-General
1945-12-31 Colonel (Dated back to 1945-07-26

Service

1941-10-11 1942-03-22 Brigadier General Staff, West Africa Command
1942-05-05 1944-01-22 Commanding Officer 2nd/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment [Iraq - Palestine - North Africa]
1943-10-10 1943-10-16 Acting Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade [Italy]
1943-11-13 1943-11-28 Acting Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade [Italy]
1944-01-08 1944-01-21 Acting Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade [Italy]
1944-01-22 1944-04-29 Commanding Officer 15th Infantry Brigade [Italy]
1944-04-19 1944-04-21 Commanding Officer 17th Infantry Brigade [Italy]
1944-05-06 1944-07-02 Commanding Officer 15th Infantry Brigade [North Africa]
1944-XX-XX Brigadier General Staff, V Corps [Italy]
1944-07-25 1945-07-03 General Officer Commanding 56th Infantry Division [Italy]
1945-08-07 1946-09-XX General Officer Commanding 56th Infantry Division
1946-10-XX 1948-01-XX General Officer Commanding 50th Infantry Division
1946-10-XX 1948-01-XX District Officer Commanding Northumbrian District
1948-01-XX 1951-01-25 Chief of Staff, Northern Command
1951-02-22 Retired
1951-04-02 Recalled
1951-04-02 1952-03-01 Special Employment
1952-03-01 1955-03-01 Inspector of Recruiting, War Office
1954-09-28 1959-10-14 Colonel, Queen's Royal Regiment
1955-03-01 Retired
Picture source: https://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/personalities/whitfield/whitfield.shtml