The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Richard Andrew Austin

Austin, Richard Andrew

Brigadier

* 25th of October 1892

† 28th of December 1968

(Royal Army Medical Corps)

Promotions

1937-09-30 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-10-18 Acting Colonel
1942-02-26 Acting Brigadier
1942-04-13 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1942-04-18 Temporary Colonel
1942-05-01 Acting Brigadier
1942-09-12 Temporary Brigadier
1943-01-13 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1943-10-16 Colonel (Dated back to 1940-09-30)
1955-05-29 Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1938-XX-XX 1941-XX-XX Chief Instructor & Second in Command Depot Royal Army Medical Corps
1941-10-18 1942-02-25 Deputy Director of Medical Services, British Troops in Palestine
1942-02-26 1942-04-13 Deputy Director of Medical Services, X Corps [Middle East]
1942-04-14 1942-04-30 Assistant Director of Medical Services ? [Middle East]
1942-05-01 1942-06-09 Deputy Director of Medical Services, X Corps [Middle East]
1942-06-10 1943-01-13 Deputy Director of Medical Services, XXX Corps [Middle East]
1943-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Assistant Director of Medical Services, 16th Area
1946-XX-XX 1947-XX-XX Assistant Director Medical Service, North West District
1947-XX-XX 1949-XX-XX President Standing Medical Board, London District
1949-XX-XX 1955-XX-XX President Standing Medical Board, Eastern Command
1955-05-29 Retired
Picture source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1982347/figure/F2/