The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Geoffrey Cheetham

Cheetham, Geoffrey

Major-General

* 24th of June 1891

† 4th of August 1962

(Royal Engineers)

Promotions

1935-03-05 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-03-16 Colonel (Dated back to 1938-03-05)
1940-02-19 Acting Brigadier
1940-08-19 Temporary Brigadier
1942-10-24 Reverted to Colonel
1943-01-19 Temporary Brigadier
1943-05-31 Acting Major-General
1943-06-12 Major-General

Service

1940-02-19 Deputy Director-General of Ordnance Survey, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
1943-05-31 1949-06-01 Director of Ordnance Survey, Ministry of Agriculture & Fishery
1949-06-29 Retired