The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Baillon, Joseph Aloysius
Major-General
* 6th of October 1895
† 11th of April 1951
(South Staffordshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1939-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-08-26 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-26 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-23 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-10-20 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-01-23 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-01-23 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-04-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-09-03 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-12-31 | Colonel (Dated back to 1942-07-01) |
| 1943-09-03 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-07-29 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-08-24) |
Service
| 1939-06-03 | – | 1940-08-02 | General Staff Officer 2, 6th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1940-08-14 | – | 1940-08-23 | General Staff Officer 2, British Troops in Egypt |
| 1940-08-26 | – | 1941-07-21 | General Staff Officer 1, British Troops in Sudan |
| 1941-07-23 | – | 1941-10-19 | Deputy Director of Military Training, Middle East Command |
| 1941-10-20 | – | 1942-09-02 | Brigadier General Staff, 9th Army |
| 1942-09-03 | – | 1943-11-24 | Chief of Staff, Persia & Iraq Command |
| 1943-XX-XX | Deputy Chief of Staff, Middle East Command | ||
| 1943-12-11 | – | 1945-02-04 | Chief of Staff, Middle East Command |
| 1946-05-12 | – | Director of Organisation, War Office | |
| 1946-11-XX | – | 1948-11-XX | District Officer Commanding Aldershot District |
| 1949-03-30 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley