The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Barker, Evelyn Hugh
General
* 22nd of May 1894
† 23rd of November 1983
(King's Royal Rifle Corps)
Nickname: Bubbles
Promotions
| 1934-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-07-13 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-08-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1938-08-20 | Colonel (Dated back to 1937-07-01) |
| 1940-12-21 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1941-02-11 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-02-11 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-01-22 | Major-General (dated back to 1941-11-17) |
| 1944-12-02 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-05-05 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1946-05-05) |
| 1948-11-15 | General (Dated back to 1946-10-03) |
Service
| 1936-06-13 | – | 1938-08-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Riffle Corps |
| 1938-08-01 | – | 1940-10-06 | Commanding Officer 10th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1940-10-04 | – | 1940-12-21 | Member of the Transport Committee |
| 1941-02-11 | – | 1943-04-14 | General Officer Commanding 54th Infantry Division |
| 1943-04-30 | – | 1944-11-30 | General Officer Commanding 49th Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-12-02 | – | 1946-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding VIII Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-12-31 | – | 1950-09-01 | Honorary Colonel, Duke of Yorks Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars |
| 1946-02-11 | – | 1956-02-10 | Colonel-Commandant, 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| 1946-05-01 | – | 1947-01-31 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Palestine & Trans-Jordan |
| 1947-02-18 | – | 1950-02-18 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1949-07-06 | – | 1950-03-18 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1950-03-18 | Retired | ||
| 1951-01-01 | – | 1962-12-31 | Honorary Colonel, 286th (Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley