The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Crocker, John Tredinnick
General
* 3rd of January 1896
† 9th of March 1963
(Royal Tank Regiment)
Nickname: Honest John
Promotions
| 1936-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-04-01 | Major |
| 1938-02-01 | Brevet Colonel (Dated back to 1937-02-01) |
| 1938-08-06 | Colonel (Dated back to 1937-02-01) |
| 1940-04-21 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-09-18 | Acting Major-General |
| 1940-10-21 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-01-17 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1941-01-17 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1941-02-22 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-02-22 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-10-22 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1942-03-16 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-12-04 | Major-General (Dated back to 1941-11-16) |
| 1943-03-16 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-05-29 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-07-30 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-10-15 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-09-03) |
| 1947-03-06 | General (Dated back to 1946-10-02) |
Service
| 1937-11-15 | – | 1938-01-31 | Instructor at Senior Officers School Sheerness |
| 1938-02-01 | – | 1939-XX-XX | General Staff Officer 1, Mobile Division |
| 1939-XX-XX | – | 1940-04-20 | General Staff Officer 1, Southern Command |
| 1940-04-20 | – | 1940-09-21 | Commanding Officer 3rd Armoured Brigade [France] |
| 1940-09-27 | – | 1941-01-09 | General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division |
| 1941-02-22 | – | 1941-10-15 | General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division |
| 1941-10-15 | – | 1942-03-15 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Armoured Group [Middle East] |
| 1942-03-16 | – | 1942-09-11 | General Officer Commanding XI Corps |
| 1942-09-12 | – | 1943-05-29 | General Officer Commanding IX Corps [Tunisia] |
| 1943-05-29 | Wounded [Tunisia] | ||
| 1943-07-30 | – | 1945-06-12 | General Officer Commanding I Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-06-13 | – | 1947-06-XX | General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command |
| 1947-07-01 | – | 1950-06-11 | Commander in Chief Middle East Land Forces |
| 1948-01-30 | – | 1951-01-31 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1949-01-14 | – | 1961-03-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Tank Regiment |
| 1949-09-27 | – | 1954-04-23 | Honorary Colonel, Royal Tank Regiment, Territorial Army |
| 1950-09-22 | – | 1953-09-29 | Adjutant-General to the Forces |
| 1953-09-29 | Retired | ||
| 1957-09-01 | – | 1963-03-09 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Armoured Corps |
Picture source: NPG x166859, National Portrait Gallery, London