The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Collins, Robert John
Major-General
* 22nd of August 1880
† 6th of March 1950
(Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Nickname: Jack
Promotions
| 1916-02-05 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-07-03 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-07-16 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1919-02-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1919-03-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1922-07-01 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1923-09-27 | Temporary Colonel on Staff |
| 1923-10-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1921-01-01) |
| 1926-08-21 | Temporary Colonel-Commandant |
| 1928-06-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1932-08-22 | Major-General |
Service
| 1916-05-06 | – | 1917-05-18 | General Staff Officer 1, 17th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1917-05-19 | – | 1917-12-03 | General Staff Officer 1, 5th Army [France] |
| 1917-12-13 | – | 1918-07-03 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1918-07-16 | – | 1919-02-28 | Commanding Officer 73rd Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1919-03-01 | – | 1922-12-31 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1923-09-27 | – | 1926-08-20 | Director of Military Training, Army Headquarters India |
| 1926-08-21 | – | 1927-04-30 | Commanding Officer 9th Infantry Brigade |
| 1927-05-01 | – | 1929-02-03 | Commanding Officer 7th Infantry Brigade |
| 1927-05-01 | – | 1929-02-03 | Commanding Officer Experimental Armoured Force |
| 1929-02-04 | – | 1932-11-21 | Commandant of the Small Arms School |
| 1932-11-22 | – | 1934-07-18 | Half-pay |
| 1934-04-18 | – | 1938-07-18 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Indian Division |
| 1938-08-17 | Retired | ||
| 1939-09-01 | Recalled | ||
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1939-11-28 | General Officer Commanding 61st Infantry Division |
| 1939-11-30 | – | 1941-XX-XX | Commandant of Staff College Camberley |
| 1940-04-06 | – | 1946-11-22 | Colonel, (Royal Berkshire Regiment) |
| 1941-11-05 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x65689, National Portrait Gallery, London