The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Robert Harold Carrington

Carrington, Robert Harold

Lieutenant-General

* 7th of November 1882

† 4th of September 1964

(Royal Artillery)

Nickname: Freddy

Promotions

1919-06-03 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1929-01-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1931-06-16 Colonel (Dated back to 1923-06-03)
1932-10-28 Temporary Brigadier
1936-06-29 Major-General
1940-02-19 Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1938-07-05)

Service

1919-09-28 1919-11-13 Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, British Army of the Rhine [Germany]
1921-01-22 1925-01-21 General Staff Officer 2, War Office
1926-04-06 1928-12-31 General Staff Officer 2, 52nd Infantry Division
1931-06-16 1932-10-27 General Staff Officer 1, 4th Infantry Division
1932-10-28 1936-09-28 Commander Royal Artillery, 4th Infantry Division
1936-09-29 1936-11-07 Half-pay
1936-11-07 1939-XX-XX Major-General Royal Artillery, Army Headquarters India
1939-10-02 1940-XX-XX Deputy Adjutant-General, War Office
1940-02-19 1941-05-08 General Officer Commanding in Chief Scottish Command
1940-02-19 1941-05-08 Governor of Edinburg Castle
1940-02-21 1950-02-21 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery
1941-06-05 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley