The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Birks, Horace Leslie
Major-General
* 7th of May 1897
† 25th of March 1985
(Royal Tank Regiment)
Promotions
| 1937-11-10 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-10-25 | Relinquish the Local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-11-07 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-11-07 | Acting Colonel |
| 1939-12-01 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1940-02-07 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-08-28 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-02-03 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-02-03 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-09-22 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-03-22 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-12-21 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-12-21 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1943-12-21 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1944-01-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1943-12-21) |
| 1944-06-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1944-08-28 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-08-01 | Granted the honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1937-11-10 | – | 1938-03-16 | Specially employed at Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1938-03-17 | – | 1939-10-25 | Instructor at Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1939-12-01 | – | 1940-08-27 | General Staff Officer 17th Armoured Division [North Africa] |
| 1940-08-28 | – | 1941-XX-XX | Second in Command 4th Armoured Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1941-09-22 | – | 1941-11-01 | Commanding Officer 126th Infantry Brigade |
| 1941-11-01 | – | 1942-07-25 | Commanding Officer 11th Armoured Brigade |
| 1942-07-25 | – | 1942-10-26 | Commanding Officer 11th Tank Brigade |
| 1942-12-21 | – | 1943-01-11 | General Officer Commanding ? Division |
| 1943-01-12 | – | 1944-06-15 | General Officer Commanding 10th Armoured Division [Middle East - North Africa] |
| 1944-08-28 | – | Major-General Royal Armoured Corps, Central Mediterranean Force | |
| 1946-08-01 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley