The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Combe, John Frederick Boyce
Major-General
* 1st of August 1895
† 12th of June 1967
(11th Hussars)
Promotions
| 1939-09-27 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-04-03 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-04-03 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-06-12 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1944-06-12 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-09-23 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-10-06 | Colonel (Dated back to 1942-09-27) |
| 1945-04-06 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-12-27 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-01-26 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1946-06-10 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-10-08 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-10-16) |
Service
| 1939-09-27 | – | 1941-04-03 | Commanding Officer 11th HUssars [North Africa] |
| 1941-02-01 | – | 1941-02-XX | Commanding Officer Combe Force [North Africa] |
| 1941-04-06 | – | 1943-09-08 | Prisoner of War [North Adrica - Italy] |
| 1943-09-08 | – | 1944-05-14 | Refugee and with Italian Partisans |
| 1944-09-23 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Armoured Brigade [Italy] |
| 1945-07-12 | – | 1957-07-12 | Colonel, 11th Hussars |
| 1945-12-27 | – | 1946-01-26 | General Officer Commanding 78th Infantry Division |
| 1946-06-10 | – | 1946-10-08 | General Officer Commanding 46th Infantry Division |
| 1946-10-08 | – | 1947-XX-XX | Deputy General Officer Commanding British Troops in Austria |
| 1947-10-30 | Retired |
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