The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Dudley Stuart Collins

Collins, Dudley Stuart

Lieutenant-General

* 14th of January 1881

† 12th of June 1959

(Royal Engineers)

Promotions

1917-05-07 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1919-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1921-01-21 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1925-06-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1928-08-10 Colonel (Dated back to 1923-01-01)
1931-10-01 Temporary Brigadier
1935-06-15 Major-General
1939-06-21 Local Lieutenant-General
1941-04-29 Granted the Honorary rank of Lieutenant-General

Service

1917-06-02 1921-01-21 Commander Royal Engineers, 14th Infantry Division [France]
1922-06-13 1925-11-15 Chief Instructor at the School of Electric Lighting
1928-08-10 1931-09-30 Assistant Director of Works, War Office
1931-10-01 1935-06-20 Chief Engineer, Southern Command
1935-06-21 1939-06-20 Director of Fortifications & Weapons, War Office
1939-06-21 1939-10-19 Controller of Engineering Services, War Office
1939-10-27 1941-04-01 Deputy Quartermaster-General, War Office
1940-03-30 1949-01-14 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers
1941-01-14 Retired, but remains employed
1941-04-29 Retired