The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Cansdale, Cyril
Major-General
* 16th of December 1891
† 1st of October 1975
(Royal Army Ordnance Corps)
Promotions
| 1934-04-14 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-11-09 | Colonel |
| 1940-11-21 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-05-21 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-02-23 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-03-21 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1945-06-11 | Acting Major-General |
| Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General | |
| 1946-04-21 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-06-03 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-11-01 | Brigadier |
| 1948-08-15 | Granted the honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1940-XX-XX | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1942-03-23 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, ? |
| 1942-03-24 | – | 1943-03-21 | Inspector of Royal Army Ordnance Services, War Office |
| 1943-02-23 | – | 1943-03-21 | Temporary Director of Clothing & Stores, War Office |
| 1943-03-22 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Deputy Controller of Ordnance Services, War Office |
| 1945-XX-XX | Controller of Ordnance Services, War Office | ||
| 1945-06-11 | – | 1945-08-24 | Director of Ordnance Services, 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-08-25 | – | 1946-03-31 | Director of Stores, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1946-04-24 | – | Director of Clothing & Stores, War Office | |
| 1947-07-07 | – | 1948-08-15 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1948-08-15 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley