The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General James Guy Denniston

Denniston, James Guy

Major-General

* 5th of November 1895

† 3rd of February 1974

(Royal Army Ordnance Corps)

Promotions

1939-12-18 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-03-18 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-12-28 Acting Colonel
1941-06-28 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-28 Temporary Colonel
1942-07-28 Acting Brigadier
1942-12-10 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1943-01-03 Acting Brigadier
1943-02-18 Temporary Brigadier
1943-08-18 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1944-01-21 Temporary Brigadier
1945-06-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1948-06-01 Colonel
1950-04-20 Temporary Major-General
1951-05-11 Brigadier
1951-05-25 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1943-01-03 Commandant of Royal Army Ordnance Corps Training Establishment
1944-01-21 1945-06-30 Director of Ordnance Services, 21st Army Group
1945-07-01 1946-12-01 Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, Northern Command
1948-02-XX 1949-08-XX Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, War Office
1950-04-XX 1951-04-XX Director of Ordnance Services, Middle East Land Forces
1951-05-25 Retired