The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Atkinson, John Godfrey
Brigadier
* 18th of January 1910
† 10th of April 1994
(The Buffs)
Promotions
| 1943-01-30 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-01-31 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-01-31 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-03-07 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-03-07 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1943-04-30 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-01-10 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-01-10 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-02-22 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-02-22 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1944-09-07 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1947-09-12 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1949-09-07 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1950-07-27 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1950-07-28 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1952-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1953-01-12 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1955-06-26 | Colonel |
| 1959-11-19 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1960-01-04 | Brigadier |
Service
| 1943-01-31 | – | 1943-03-07 | Brigadier General Staff, ? |
| 1944-01-10 | – | 1944-02-22 | Brigadier General Staff, ? |
| 1944-02-23 | – | 1947-04-15 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1949-09-07 | – | 1950-07-02 | Special Employed |
| 1950-07-28 | – | 1952-07-30 | Assistant Instructor at the Imperial Defence College |
| 1953-04-01 | – | 1956-02-03 | Special Employed, Malaya Military Forces |
| 1956-02-09 | – | 1957-12-30 | Secretary of Joint Intelligence Committee |
| 1958-02-08 | – | 1959-07-31 | Chief of Staff, Malaya Federal Army |
| 1959-08-01 | – | Deputy Chief of Staff, Malaya Military Forces | |
| 1959-08-01 | – | Director of Administration, Malaya Military Forces | |
| 1963-02-06 | Retired |