The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Chater, Arthur Reginald
Major-General
* 7th of February 1896
† 3rd of January 1979
(Royal Marines)
Promotions
| 1935-12-31 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-03-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-05-31 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-07-25 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-11-30 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-02-04 | Reverted to Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-03-04 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-08-05 | Colonel 2nd Commandant |
| 1943-08-05 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-10-01 | Acting Colonel-Commandant |
| 1944-11-20 | Colonel-Commandant |
| 1945-10-01 | Major-General |
Service
| 1937-07-04 | – | 1941-02-04 | Commanding Officer Somaliland Camel Corps |
| 1941-03-04 | – | 1943-03-02 | Military-Governor of British Somaliland |
| 1943-03-15 | – | 1943-08-12 | Commandant of ? [Middle East] |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | Commandant Portsmouth Division, Royal Marines |
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Director of Combined Operations, India & South-East Asia |
| 1944-11-20 | – | 1945-09-30 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Major-General General Staff, Headquarters Royal Marines |
| 1946-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Commandant Chatham Group, Royal Marines |
| 1948-04-07 | Retired | ||
| 1948-10-08 | – | 1958-10-08 | Colonel-Commandant, The Somaliland Scouts |
Picture source: NPG x86683, National Portrait Gallery, London