The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Cottrell-Hill, Robert Charles
Major-General
* 7th of November 1903
† 10th of November 1965
(Border Regiment)
Promotions
| 1942-05-16 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-16 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-01-28 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-01-28 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-07-28 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-07-28 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-07-28 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-08-31 | Colonel (Dated back to 1947-07-28) |
| 1952-11-07 | Brigadier |
| 1953-01-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1953-12-27 | Major-General |
Service
| 1942-05-16 | – | 1943-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 9th Battalion, Border Regiment |
| 1943-08-22 | – | 1944-01-27 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1944-01-28 | – | 1945-02-28 | Commanding Officer 71st Indian Brigade [Burma] |
| 1945-03-01 | – | 1945-10-31 | Brigadier General Staff, ? |
| 1946-01-14 | – | 1946-10-28 | Commanding Officer ? Brigade |
| 1946-12-27 | – | 1949-01-02 | Deputy Director of Infantry, War Office |
| 1949-01-08 | – | 1950-04-07 | Commanding Officer 147th Infantry Brigade |
| 1950-05-11 | – | 1950-08-01 | Chief of Staff, Malaya District |
| 1950-08-01 | – | 1952-11-25 | Chief of Staff, Malaya Command |
| 1953-01-01 | – | 1955-04-17 | Director of Military Training, War Office |
| 1955-05-02 | – | 1956-03-23 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Berlin [Germany] |
| 1957-07-15 | – | 1957-11-01 | President of Special Board, War Office |
| 1957-11-23 | – | 1959-11-21 | President of the Regular Commissions Board, War Office |
| 1959-12-19 | Retired |
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