The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General David Dawnay

Dawnay, David

Major-General

* 10th of July 1903

† 9th of October 1971

(10th Hussars)

Promotions

1941-07-08 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-10-08 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-05-26 Acting Colonel
1943-05-26 Acting Brigadier
1943-07-06 Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel
1943-07-06 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1944-01-05 Acting Colonel
1944-05-20 Acting Brigadier
1944-05-24 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-05-24 Temporary Colonel
1944-10-07 Temporary Brigadier
1946-04-03 Lieutenant-Colonel
1947-07-08 Colonel (Dated back to 1947-05-24)
1948-02-13 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1948-05-14 Temporary Brigadier
1951-01-01 Temporary Major-General
1951-06-17 Major-General

Service

1941-11-05 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Reconnaissance Regiment
1941-11-06 1943-12-31 Commanding Officer North Irish Horse
1943-05-26 1943-07-08 Acting Commanding Officer 26th Tank Brigade [North Africa]
1944-01-05 1944-05-19 2nd in Command 23rd Armoured Brigade
1944-05-20 1945-06-11 Commanding Officer 21st Tank Brigade [Italy]
1945-06-11 1945-08-06 Commanding Officer 21st Armoured Brigade
1945-08-07 1945-11-14 Commanding Officer 26th Armoured Brigade [Italy]
1946-01-17 1946-12-31 Commanding Officer 86th Area Venice, Italy
1947-01-01 1947-12-11 Commanding Officer 2nd Armoured Brigade
1948-05-14 1948-10-30 Deputy District Officer Commanding North Midland District
1948-11-23 1950-11-09 Commanding Officer 8th Armoured Brigade
1951-01-01 1954-02-24 Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
1954-03-31 1957-XX-XX General Officer Commanding 56t Armoured Division
1957-05-28 Retired
1962-03-10 1969-10-25 Colonel, 10th Hussars