The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Brooks, Reginald Alexander Dallas
General
* 2nd of August 1896
† 22nd of March 1966
(Royal Marines)
Promotions
| 1936-12-31 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-08-08 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-25 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1940-07-09 | Acting Colonel-Commandant |
| 1940-07-09 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-12-14 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-06-01 | Colonel 2nd Commandant (Dated back to 1939-12-31) |
| 1945-10-01 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1946-01-03 | Colonel-Commandant |
| 1946-04-01 | Major-General |
| 1946-04-30 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1948-01-08 | General |
Service
| 1939-10-20 | – | 1944-12-31 | Deputy Director-General (Military), Political Warfare Executive, Foreign Office |
| 1945-01-01 | – | 1945-09-30 | Major-General General Staff, Headquarters Royal Marines |
| 1945-10-01 | – | 1946-04-22 | Commandant Chatham Division, Royal Marines |
| 1946-01-03 | – | 1946-04-01 | Royal Marine Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1946-05-01 | – | 1949-05-19 | Commandant-General, Royal Marines |
| 1949-07-16 | Retired | ||
| 1949-10-18 | – | 1963-05-07 | Governor of Victoria [Australia] |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley