The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Adam, Ronald Forbes
General
* 30th of October 1885
† 26th of December 1982
(Royal Artillery)
Nickname: Bill
Nickname: Baronet Adam
Promotions
| 1923-01-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1925-12-30 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1926-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1932-10-09 | Colonel |
| 1936-10-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1937-09-24 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1937-12-18 | Major-General |
| 1938-01-03 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1938-10-24 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-04-12 | General |
Service
| 1923-01-01 | – | 1925-12-30 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1927-01-19 | – | 1931-01-18 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1932-10-09 | – | 1935-01-18 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1935-01-19 | – | 1936-09-30 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1936-10-01 | – | 1936-11-13 | Deputy Director of Military Operations, War Office |
| 1936-11-14 | – | 1937-09-23 | Commander Royal Artillery, 1st Infantry Division |
| 1937-09-24 | – | 1938-01-02 | Commandant of Staff College Camberley |
| 1938-01-03 | – | 1939-10-24 | Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1939-10-25 | – | 1940-06-07 | General Officer Commanding III Corps [France] |
| 1940-06-08 | – | 1941-06-02 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command |
| 1940-09-05 | – | 1950-09-05 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1940-10-23 | – | 1950-10-22 | Colonel-Commandant, Army Educational Corps (since 28 Nov 1946 Royal Army Educational Corps) |
| 1941-06-03 | – | 1946-06-16 | Adjutant-General to the Forces, War Office |
| 1945-12-12 | – | 1951-10-04 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Army Dental Corps |
| 1946-07-15 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley