The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Barker, Michael George Henry
Lieutenant-General
* 15th of October 1884
† 21st of May 1960
(Royal Lincolnshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1916-06-03 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-12-06 | Major |
| 1918-04-26 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1919-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-04-01 | Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1921-02-04 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1924-02-12 | Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1927-03-22 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-03-22 | Colonel (Dated back to 1931-01-01) |
| 1935-06-07 | Major-General |
| 1939-07-14 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1938-06-28) |
Service
| 1916-06-03 | – | 1918-04-25 | Commanding Officer 11th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment [France] |
| 1918-04-26 | – | 1919-04-01 | Commanding Officer 53rd Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1920-03-18 | – | 1921-01-31 | General Staff Officer 2, Eastern Command [India] |
| 1921-02-04 | – | 1924-02-12 | Instructor at Senior Officers' School Belgaum [India] |
| 1927-03-22 | – | 1931-03-21 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment |
| 1931-03-22 | – | 1931-04-02 | Half-pay |
| 1931-04-02 | – | 1933-03-30 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 4th Infantry Division |
| 1933-03-31 | – | 1935-09-30 | Brigadier General Staff, Eastern Command |
| 1935-10-01 | – | 1936-12-01 | Half-pay |
| 1936-06-01 | – | 1946-03-20 | Colonel, The York & Lancaster Regiment |
| 1936-12-01 | – | 1939-07-13 | Director of Recruiting & Organisation, War Office |
| 1939-07-14 | – | 1940-02-29 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Palestine & Trans-Jordan |
| 1940-03-07 | – | 1940-04-18 | General Officer Commanding Aldershot Command |
| 1940-04-18 | – | 1940-05-31 | General Officer Commanding I Corps [France] |
| 1940-06-16 | – | 1940-06-25 | General Officer Commanding Aldershot Command |
| 1940-08-07 | – | 1941-02-15 | General Officer Commanding Aldershot Command |
| 1941-08-15 | Retired | ||
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1942-XX-XX | Deputy Regional Commander for Civil Defence London |
Picture source: NPG x86275, National Portrait Gallery, London