The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Cole, William Scott
Major-General
* 29th of March 1901
† 26th of December 1992
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1940-10-02 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-12-09 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-15 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-22 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-03-08 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-22 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-22 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-05-05 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-11-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-06-10 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-08-22) |
| 1946-08-27 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-12-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1951-04-05 | Brigadier |
| 1955-05-28 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1956-06-20 | Major-General |
Service
| 1940-10-02 | – | 1940-12-09 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1941-02-15 | – | 1941-05-26 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1941-06-02 | – | 1941-07-30 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1942-02-22 | – | 1942-09-14 | Colonel, Investigation Section, ? |
| 1942-09-15 | – | 1943-05-04 | Colonel (Q), ? |
| 1943-05-05 | – | 1943-11-14 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, ? |
| 1943-11-16 | – | 1946-06-01 | Deputy Quartermaster-General, ? |
| 1946-12-01 | – | 1948-08-20 | Chief Administration Officer, British Troops in Palestine & Trans-Jordan |
| 1949-03-14 | – | 1950-12-13 | Director of Plans, War Office |
| 1951-02-01 | – | 1953-08-06 | Commander British Liaison Staff, British Element Trieste Force |
| 1953-09-05 | – | 1955-04-08 | Brigadier (A/Q), British Troops in Egypt |
| 1955-05-28 | – | 1958-XX-XX | Deputy Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1958-08-24 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of John Redmond