The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Benoy, John Meredith
Major-General
* 13th of July 1896
† August 1977
(South Staffordshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1939-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-05-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-08-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-05-15 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-05-15 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-11-15 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-11-15 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-11-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-12-07 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-23 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-04-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-04-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-08-23 | Colonel (Dated back to 1942-07-01) |
| 1944-01-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-03-19 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-03-19 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-02-25 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1945-04-27 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1945-07-17 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-02-21 | Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1939-01-17 | – | 1940-04-30 | Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General ? |
| 1940-05-01 | – | 1940-07-06 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-07-07 | – | 1941-05-14 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1941-05-15 | – | 1942-01-16 | Deputy Director (Q. Maintenance), War Office |
| 1942-01-17 | – | 1942-02-23 | Special employment, War Office |
| 1942-04-01 | – | 1943-06-20 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 1st Army [Tunisia] |
| 1943-07-10 | – | 1944-03-18 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 2nd Army |
| 1944-03-19 | – | 1945-02-25 | Chief Administration Officer, Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1945-08-14 | – | 1946-11-01 | Chief Administrator of Eritrea |
| 1947-02-21 | Retired |