The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Kenneth Chisholm Davidson

Davidson, Kenneth Chisholm

Major-General

* 4th of July 1897

† 9th of April 1985

(Gordon Highlanders)

Promotions

1940-01-01 Local Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-07-09 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-10-09 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-02-25 Acting Colonel
1942-02-25 Acting Brigadier
1942-08-25 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-08-25 Temporary Colonel
1942-08-25 Temporary Brigadier
1944-12-16 Lieutenant-Colonel
1945-10-03 Local Major-General
1945-12-10 Colonel (Dated back to 1945-08-25)
1946-07-10 Acting Major-General
1947-07-10 Temporary Major-General
1947-11-01 Brigadier
Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General
1949-08-15 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1940-01-01 1940-07-08 General Staff Officer 2, ?
1940-07-09 1941-07-09 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1942-02-25 1944-05-19 Commanding Officer 168th Infantry Brigade [Middle East - North Africa - Italy]
1943-09-14 1943-09-22 Acting General Officer Commanding 50th Infantry Division [Sicily]
1945-XX-XX 1948-01-XX General Officer Commanding Malta
1949-08-15 Retired