The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Appleton, Gilbert Leonard
Brigadier
* 24th of November 1894
† 23rd of October 1970
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1939-09-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-12-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-11 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-11-11 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-05-11 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-05-11 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-05-11 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-06-30 | Colonel (Dated back to 1944-05-11) |
| 1948-11-13 | Brigadier |
Service
| 1939-XX-XX | – | 1940-XX-XX | General Staff Officer 1, Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1942-XX-XX | Brigadier General Staff, Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1942-03-04 | – | Deputy Director of Royal Artillery (W), War Office | |
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | Deputy Director of Anti-Aircraft & Coast Defence (A), War Office |
| 1944-XX-XX | Commanding Officer ? Anti-Aircraft Brigade | ||
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Brigadier Air Disarmament Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Brigadier FLAK Disarmament, 2nd Tactical Air Force [Germany] |
| 1946-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Director of Technical Training, War Office |
| 1948-05-XX | – | 1948-12-XX | Deputy Director of Military Training, War Office |
| 1949-03-05 | Retired |