The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Eastwood, Thomas Ralph
Lieutenant-General
* 10th of May 1890
† 15th of February 1959
(Rifle Brigade)
Nickname: Rusty
Promotions
| 1927-06-04 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-04-13 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-07-13 | Colonel (Dated back to 1931-06-04) |
| 1938-01-12 | Major-General |
| 1940-11-20 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1941-11-20 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1941-12-05 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1928-08-31 | – | 1931-08-10 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1934-04-13 | – | 1936-07-13 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| 1936-07-13 | – | 1938-01-11 | General Staff Officer 1, 2nd Infantry Division |
| 1938-01-12 | – | 1939-11-30 | Commandant of Royal Military College Sandhurst |
| 1939-12-01 | – | 1940-05-31 | General Officer Commanding 59th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-06-01 | – | 1940-06-09 | General Officer Commanding 18th Infantry Division |
| 1940-XX-XX | Chief of Staff, 2nd British Expeditionary Force | ||
| 1940-06-25 | – | 1940-10-04 | General Officer Commanding 4th Infantry Division |
| 1940-10-01 | – | 1940-11-19 | Inspector-General of the Home Guard, War Office |
| 1940-11-20 | – | 1941-06-02 | Director-General of Home Guard, War Office |
| 1941-06-03 | – | 1944-02-16 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command |
| 1944-02-17 | – | 1947-02-08 | Governor-General & Commander in Chief of Gibraltar |
| 1945-03-14 | – | 1951-09-04 | Colonel-Commandant, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade |
| 1947-05-31 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x89141, National Portrait Gallery, London