The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Addison, George Henry
Major-General
* 13th of May 1876
† 5th of February 1964
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1916-06-03 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-01-16 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-09-27 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-04-02 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1922-02-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Dated back to 1922-01-19) |
| 1926-02-20 | Colonel (Dated back to 1920-06-03-06) |
| 1930-08-21 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1931-12-15 | Major-General |
Service
| 1917-01-16 | – | 1918-07-19 | Commander Royal Engineers, 21st Infantry Division [France] |
| 1918-07-20 | – | 1918-11-14 | Assistant to Engineer-in-Chief, British Armies in France |
| 1918-11-15 | – | 1919-04-01 | Assistant to Engineer-in-Chief, Remt. Armistice Commission |
| 1919-05-03 | – | 1920-09-26 | Special Employment, Records of Engineer-in-Chief, British Troops in France & Flanders |
| 1920-09-27 | – | 1923-06-XX | Instructor at School of Military Engineering |
| 1923-06-XX | – | 1926-01-18 | Commanding Royal Enginers, 1st Division |
| 1926-01-19 | – | 1926-07-10 | Half-pay |
| 1926-07-10 | – | 1927-05-01 | Member of Royal Engineer Board |
| 1927-05-01 | – | 1930-08-20 | Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1930-08-21 | – | 1932-03-15 | Chief Engineer, Aldershot Command |
| 1932-03-15 | – | 1932-06-08 | Half-pay |
| 1932-06-08 | – | 1936-03-16 | Engineer-in-Chief, Army Headquarters India |
| 1936-03-16 | Retired | ||
| 1936-XX-XX | – | 1937-XX-XX | Financial Advisor to Indian Army |
| 1939-09-01 | Recalled | ||
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1940-08-22 | Inspector of the Royal Engineers, War Office |
| 1940-03-14 | – | 1946-05-13 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers |
| 1941-09-19 | Retired |
Picture source: From: "The Royal Engineers Journal", 1964, Vol. 78, No. 2