The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Cole, Eric Stuart
Major-General
* 10th of February 1906
† 19th of December 1992
(Royal Signals)
Promotions
| 1941-04-29 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-25 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-07-29 | War Substantive Major |
| 1941-07-29 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-01-07 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1942-01-07 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-10 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-04-27 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-27 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-09-03 | Major |
| 1944-04-27 | Relinquish the Temporary rank Colonel |
| 1944-09-28 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-04-30 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-10-30 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-07-26 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1946-11-20 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1948-05-26 | Colonel (Dated back to 1927-02-10) |
| 1952-08-12 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1954-01-01 | Brigadier |
| 1958-04-15 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1958-08-24 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-07-25 | – | 1942-01-07 | Chief Signal Officer, Force 110 |
| 1942-XX-XX | Army Signal Representative, Headquarters Combined Operations | ||
| 1942-04-10 | – | 1944-04-27 | Chief Signal Officer, I Corps |
| 1944-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 38th Divisional Signals | ||
| 1944-09-28 | – | 1945-04-29 | Deputy Chief Signal Officer, Allied Force Headquarters |
| 1945-04-30 | – | 1945-08-31 | Chief Signal Officer, British Land Forces in Greece |
| 1945-09-29 | – | 1946-09-28 | Chief Signal Officer, ? |
| 1946-11-21 | – | 1949-12-07 | Chairman of the British Joint Commissions Board |
| 1950-01-10 | – | 1952-06-30 | General Staff Officer 1, British Joint Staff Mission, Washington |
| 1952-08-12 | – | 1954-10-28 | Chief Signal Officer, Southern Command |
| 1954-11-27 | – | Deputy Chief Signals Officer, Signals Division, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe | |
| 1958-04-15 | – | 1961-04-27 | Director of Telecommunications, War Office |
| 1961-05-25 | Retired | ||
| 1962-12-22 | – | 1967-12-22 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Signals |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley