The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Erskine, Ian David
Major-General
* 17th of March 1898
† 27th of July 1973
(Scots Guards)
Promotions
| 1939-12-18 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-18 | temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-01-07 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-02-11 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-02-11 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-08-11 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-10-11 | Reverted to Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-03-13 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-03-13 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-04-04 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-05-04 | Reverted to Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-05-27 | Colonel (Dated back to 1944-01-07) |
| 1945-07-01 | Local Major-General |
| 1949-03-29 | Brigadier |
| 1951-03-27 | Granted the honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1939-12-18 | – | 1940-03-27 | Chief Instructor at Tactical School Middle East |
| 1940-03-28 | – | 1940-06-14 | Commandant of Tactical School Middle East |
| 1940-XX-XX | Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards | ||
| 1941-02-11 | – | 1941-03-20 | Commanding Officer 22nd Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1941-03-20 | – | 1941-10-05 | Commanding Officer 22nd Guards Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1942-03-13 | – | 1943-04-03 | Brigadier General Staff, Sudan Defence Force |
| 1942-04-04 | – | 1942-05-04 | Temporary General Officer Commanding Sudan Defence Force |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Brigadier Commanding 148 Pre Officer Cadet Training Unit Establishments |
| 1945-07-01 | – | 1948-12-16 | Provost-Marshal, War Office |
| 1949-03-29 | Retired |