The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Cecil Hubert Cooper

Cooper, Cecil Hubert

Brigadier

* 1st of April 1898

† 1974

Promotions

1940-06-21 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-09-21 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-01-25 Acting Colonel
1941-07-25 Temporary Colonel
1941-07-25 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-05-02 Acting Brigadier
1943-11-02 Temporary Brigadier
1944-09-18 Reverted to Temporary Colonel
1950-04-20 Colonel
1954-04-01 Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1940-06-21 1941-01-24 Assistant Director of Ordnance Services, 7th Armoured Division [North Africa]
1941-01-25 1941-02-03 Deputy Director Ordnance Corps, XIII Corps [North Africa]
1941-02-04 1941-04-06 Assistant Director of Ordnance Services, Cyrenaica Command [North Africa]
1941-04-14 1941-09-08 Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, Western Desert Force [North Africa]
1941-09-09 1943-05-01 Deputy Director Ordnance Corps, XIII Corps [North Africa]
1943-05-02 1944-08-09 Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, 8th Army [North Africa - Italy]
1944-09-18 1946-06-13 Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, London District
1950-09-XX 1954-03-XX Commandant of Central Ordnance Depot Branston, Royal Army Ordnance Corps Establishment
1954-04-01 Retired