The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Crawford, George Oswald
Major-General
* 12th of November 1902
† 26th of December 1994
(Royal Army Ordnance Corps)
Promotions
| 1940-03-23 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-06-23 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-03-13 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-06-06 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-07-09 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-09-13 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-09-13 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-05-04 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-11-04 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-10-14 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1947-05-26 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1947-10-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1948-08-11 | Colonel |
| 1953-04-03 | Brigadier |
| 1955-04-12 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1955-05-20 | Major-General |
Service
| 1940-03-23 | – | 1940-04-09 | Assistant Director of Ordnance Services, ? |
| 1942-02-07 | – | 1942-03-12 | Assistant Director of Ordnance Services, ? |
| 1942-03-13 | – | 1942-07-09 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, ? |
| 1942-07-10 | – | 1942-08-25 | Chief Ordnance Officer, ? |
| 1942-08-26 | – | 1943-03-15 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, ? |
| 1943-03-18 | – | 1943-10-23 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, XXX Corps |
| 1943-10-24 | – | 1944-12-20 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, Advanced Administrative Echelon, Allied Force Headquarters |
| 1944-12-21 | – | 1945-06-09 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, ? |
| 1945-07-28 | – | 1946-11-01 | Commandant of Royal Army Ordnance Corps Training Establishment |
| 1946-11-17 | – | 1947-05-22 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, Eastern Command |
| 1947-10-01 | – | 1951-01-31 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, Western Command |
| 1951-02-26 | – | 1953-06-14 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, War Office |
| 1953-07-08 | – | 1955-02-25 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, Southern Command |
| 1953-10-15 | – | 1955-05-19 | Aide-de-Camp to the Queen |
| 1955-04-12 | – | 1957-03-04 | Inspector of Royal Army Ordnance Corps, War Office |
| 1957-03-22 | – | 1958-03-26 | Commander of Mechanical Transportation Organisation |
| 1958-04-22 | – | 1961-04-22 | Director of Ordnance Services, War Office |
| 1960-01-01 | – | 1967-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
| 1961-05-20 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x82747, National Portrait Gallery, London