The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Baird, John Edmund Alexander
Brigadier
* 20th of March 1900
† 23rd of January 1958
(Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers)
Promotions
| 1934-11-19 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-09-01 | Captain |
| 1937-03-31 | Relinquish the Local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-12-04 | Local Major |
| 1938-08-01 | Major |
| 1941-02-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-04-14 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-09-24 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-10-11 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-06-11 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-12-11 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-12-11 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-02-12 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1943-09-29 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-09-29 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-03-29 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-08-14 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-08-14 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1944-11-24 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1946-03-09 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1949-08-14 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1951-12-31 | Colonel |
| 1955-09-29 | Brigadier |
Service
| 1934-08-08 | – | 1937-03-31 | Commanding Officer Camel Corps |
| 1941-04-15 | – | 1941-09-23 | Arab Liaison Officer, Western Desert Force |
| 1941-09-23 | – | 1942-06-05 | General Staff Officer 1, 8th Army |
| 1942-06-11 | – | 1943-07-12 | Commanding Officer ? Brigade |
| 1943-09-29 | – | 1944-08-14 | Commanding Officer British Liaison Unit attached the Arab Legion |
| 1944-11-24 | – | 1945-04-10 | Commanding Officer ? Area |
| 1945-05-01 | – | 1946-03-08 | Commanding Officer 2nd Sudan Defence Force Brigade |
| 1946-03-09 | – | 1946-10-14 | District Officer Commanding Eritrea District |
| 1946-10-15 | – | 1951-12-21 | Head of the British Military Mission to Saudi Arabia |
| 1951-12-22 | – | 1952-06-22 | Liaison Officer, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1952-06-22 | – | 1953-10-15 | Military Adviser to the Political Resident at Bahrain |
| 1953-10-16 | – | 1957-09-XX | Commanding Officer Local Land Forces Persian Gulf |
| 1957-12-31 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Nora Campbell