The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Cave-Browne, William
Major-General
* 18th of September 1884
† 1st of November 1967
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1926-07-04 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1929-11-01 | Relinquish the Local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-05-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-05-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1933-05-01) |
| 1938-03-25 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-05-08 | Acting Major-General |
| 1940-06-23 | Acting Major-General |
| 1940-10-01 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-07-28) |
Service
| 1926-07-04 | – | 1929-11-01 | Assistant Commandant of Chemical Warfare Experimental Station Porton |
| 1934-05-01 | – | 1935-05-16 | Half-pay |
| 1935-05-17 | – | 1938-03-24 | Chief Engineer, Malaya |
| 1938-03-25 | – | 1939-09-01 | Chief Engineer, Eastern Command |
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1940-05-08 | Director of Works, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-05-08 | – | Special employment | |
| 1940-06-23 | – | 1941-09-XX | Director of Fortifications & Works, War Office |
| 1941-09-18 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley