The Generals of WWII
Generals from New Zealand
Clifton, George Herbert
Brigadier
* 18th of September 1898
† 13th of March 1970
Promotions
| 1941-10-18 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-02-22 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-11-11 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Dated back to 1944-01-21) |
| 1945-11-12 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-03-20 | Relinquishes the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-03-21 | Brigadier |
| 1947-02-12 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Dated back to 1944-01-24) |
| 1947-02-13 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1949-07-26 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1949-09-04 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1950-04-01 | Brigadier |
Service
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-10-17 | Commander Royal Engineers, 2nd New Zealand Infantry Division |
| 1941-10-18 | – | 1942-04-23 | Chief Engineer, XXX Corps [North Africa] |
| 1942-02-21 | – | 1942-09-04 | Commanding Officer 6th New Zealand Infantry Brigade |
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Prisoner of War |
| 1945-09-14 | – | 1945-11-11 | Liaison Officer with United Kingdom & Australian Organisations for recovery of Allied prisoners of War and Interned Civilians |
| 1945-11-12 | – | 1946-03-20 | New Zealand Army Representative (temporary) on Joint Chiefs of Staff Organisation in Australia (British Commonwealth Occupational Force for Japan) |
| 1946-03-21 | – | Attached to British Commonwealth Force of Occupation Japan | |
| 1949-XX-XX | – | 1952-XX-XX | New Zealand Army Liaison Officer London |
| 1952-XX-XX | – | 1953-XX-XX | District Officer Commanding Central Military District |
| 1960-11-14 | – | 1964-04-01 | Honorary Colonel, New Zealand Regiment |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley