The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Allen Prichard Block

Block, Allen Prichard

Brigadier

* 13th of January 1899

† 22nd of May 1973

(Queen's Royal Regiment)

Promotions

1940-05-28 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-08-28 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-09-25 Acting Colonel
1943-09-25 Acting Brigadier
1944-03-25 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-03-25 Temporary Colonel
1944-03-25 Temporary Brigadier
1946-04-24 Lieutenant-Colonel
1947-03-07 Colonel
Local Brigadier
1953-05-05 Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1940-07-04 1940-10-09 Commanding Officer 50th Holding Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment
1940-10-09 1941-07-XX Commanding Officer 15th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment
1941-07-XX 1943-09-24 Commanding Officer 2/7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment
1943-09-25 1945-02-18 Commanding Officer 139th Infantry Brigade [Italy - Middle East - North Africa - Greece]
1945-03-25 1945-03-29 Commanding Officer 139th Infantry Brigade [Greece]
1947-01-XX 1949-12-XX Commanding Officer 131st Infantry Brigade
1950-03-XX 1953-02-XX Military Adviser to the British High Commissioner in Pakistan
1953-05-05 Retired
Picture source: http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/colonels_and_co/commanding_officers/queens_west_surrey/084_h300.jpg