The Generals of WWII
Generals from Canada
Burns, Eedson Louis Millard
Lieutenant-General
* 16th of September 1897
† 13th of September 1985
Nickname: Tommy
Promotions
| 1935-07-15 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-05-14 | Colonel |
| 1941-02-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-08-01 | Relinquishes the rank of Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-02-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-05-01 | Major-General |
| 1944-03-20 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-10-14 | Relinquishes the rank of Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1958-01-01 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1931-05-01 | – | 1936-12-24 | General Staff Officer 2 (Surveys), National Defence Headquarters |
| 1936-12-25 | – | 1938-12-14 | General Staff Officer, 4th Military District |
| 1939-02-02 | – | 1939-09-03 | Attending the Imperial Defence College |
| 1939-09-03 | – | 1939-09-17 | General Staff Officer 1, Canada House London |
| 1939-09-17 | – | 1940-05-19 | General Staff Officer 1, Canadian Military Headquarters [England] |
| 1940-05-04 | – | 1940-05-XX | Commanding Officer Canadian Reinforcement at Aldershot |
| 1940-05-29 | – | 1940-08-05 | General Staff Officer 1, 2nd Canadian Division |
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-XX-XX | Assistant Deputy Chief of the General Staff, National Defence Headquarters |
| 1941-04-10 | – | 1941-08-01 | Brigadier General Staff, Canadian Corps [England] |
| 1941-08-01 | – | 1942-02-01 | Chief Administration Officer Canadian Armoured Corps |
| 1942-02-01 | – | 1943-04-29 | Commanding Officer 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade |
| 1943-04-29 | – | 1944-01-10 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Canadian Division [England] |
| 1944-01-30 | – | 1944-03-19 | General Officer Commanding 5th Canadian Armoured Division [Italy] |
| 1944-03-20 | – | 1944-11-05 | General Officer Commanding I Canadian Corps [Italy] |
| 1944-12-05 | – | 1945-09-05 | Chief of Canadian Section, Headquarters 1st Echelon, 21st Army Group [Northwest Europe] |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1954-XX-XX | Director-General of Rehabilitation |
| 1950-XX-XX | – | 1954-XX-XX | Deputy Minister of Veteran Affairs |
| 1954-XX-XX | – | 1956-XX-XX | Chief of Staff, UN Emergency Supervision Organisation Palestine |
| 1956-XX-XX | – | 1959-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding United Nations Forces at Suez |
Picture source: Courtesy of Clive M. Law