The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Herbert Covington Cole

Cole, Herbert Covington

Major-General

* 1881

† 10th of April 1959

(General List)

Promotions

1917-07-11 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-03-04 Temporary Colonel
1919-03-08 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1919-06-30 Granted the rank of Colonel
1939-09-09 2nd Lieutenant
1939-09-09 Acting Colonel
1939-09-09 Acting Brigadier
1940-03-09 Temporary Brigadier
1940-07-01 Regranted the rank of Colonel
1940-10-08 Lieutenant
1940-10-08 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-10-08 Local Major-General
1947-01-01 Acting Major-General
1947-11-01 Temporary Major-General

Service

1918-03-04 1919-03-08 Deputy Director of Requisittons & Hirings, British Armies in France
1919-06-30 Retired
1939-09-09 Recomissioned
1939-XX-XX Controller of Lands, War Office
1939-XX-XX 1940-07-01 President of Claims Commission, British Expeditionary Force [France]
1939-XX-XX 1940-07-01 Director of Hirings, British Expeditionary Force [France]
1940-07-01 Retired
1940-07-08 Recommissioned
1940-10-08 1948-XX-XX President of Claims Commission, War Office
1945-05-01 1945-XX-XX Inspector of Lands (Disposals), War Office
1948-01-30 Retired