The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Borradaile, Hugh Alastair
Major-General
* 22nd of June 1907
† 13th of December 1993
(The Devonshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1940-07-15 | Temporary Major |
| 1940-07-15 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-13 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-05-13 | War Substantive Major |
| 1942-05-13 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-05-15 | Reverted to War Substantive Major |
| 1943-08-30 | Major |
| 1944-02-21 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-03-26 | Acting Colonel |
| 1945-08-31 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-09-26 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-09-26 | Temporary Colonel |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | |
| Temporary Brigadier | |
| 1951-01-20 | Colonel |
| Temporary Brigadier | |
| 1955-01-20 | Brigadier |
| 1957-10-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1958-03-29 | Major-General |
Service
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1943-XX-XX | General Staff Officer 1, West African Command |
| 1944-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 5th Battalion The East Lancashire Regiment | ||
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 7th Battalion The Somerset Light Infantry |
| 1945-XX-XX | General Staff Officer 1, XXX Corps | ||
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Assistant Chief of Staff, Allied Control Commission Germany |
| 1946-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The Devonshire Regiment |
| 1948-XX-XX | – | 1950-XX-XX | Deputy Chief of Intelligence Division, Allied Control Commission Germany |
| 1950-XX-XX | – | 1951-XX-XX | Attending the Canadian National Defence College |
| 1951-XX-XX | – | 1953-XX-XX | Chief Administration Officer, Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1953-XX-XX | – | 1955-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 24th Infantry Brigade |
| 1955-XX-XX | – | 1957-XX-XX | Deputy Military Secretary, War Office |
| 1957-10-01 | – | 1960-02-22 | General Officer Commanding 43rd Infantry Division |
| 1957-10-01 | – | 1960-02-22 | District Officer Commanding South-West District |
| 1960-02-29 | – | 1963-03-01 | Vice Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1962-02-28 | – | 1967-02-07 | Colonel, The Devonshire & Dorset Regiment |
| 1963-03-29 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley