The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Evans, Geoffrey Charles
Lieutenant-General
* 13th of January 1901
† 27th of January 1987
(Royal Warwickshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1941-05-14 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-08-14 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-09 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-04-09 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-10-09 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-10-09 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-06-05 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-07-17 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-06-19 | Colonel |
| 1945-07-17 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-06-16 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1946-07-17 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-02-22 | Major-General (Dated back to 1946-04-02) |
| 1951-10-13 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1952-02-29 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-General |
| 1953-05-07 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1953-10-29 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1941-05-14 | – | 1942-04-08 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment [North Africa] |
| 1942-04-09 | – | 1943-08-22 | Commandant of Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1943-10-21 | – | 1944-01-28 | Brigadier General Staff, IV Corps [Burma] |
| 1944-02-14 | – | 1944-02-25 | Commanding Officer 9th Indian Infantry Brigade |
| 1944-02-25 | – | 1944-07-16 | Commanding Officer 123rd Indian Infantry Brigade |
| 1944-07-17 | – | 1944-09-03 | General Officer Commanding 5th Indian Division [Burma] |
| 1944-12-09 | – | 1946-02-07 | General Officer Commanding 7th Indian Division [Burma - Siam] |
| 1946-02-07 | – | 1946-02-21 | Officiating General Officer Commanding Allied Land Forces in Siam |
| 1946-07-17 | – | 1946-11-13 | Chief of Inter-Services Military Exchange Commission |
| 1946-11-14 | – | 1947-01-14 | Chief of Main Headquarters, Potsdam [Germany] |
| 1947-01-15 | – | 1947-12-31 | District Officer Commanding North-West District |
| 1947-01-15 | – | 1947-12-31 | General Officer Commanding 42nd Infantry Division |
| 1948-01-01 | – | 1949-06-05 | Director of Military Training, War Office |
| 1949-06-06 | – | 1951-07-31 | General Officer Commanding 40th Infantry Division [Hong Kong] |
| 1950-08-01 | – | 1951-10-12 | General Officer Commanding Land Forces Hong Kong |
| 1951-10-13 | – | 1952-01-31 | Temporary General Officer Commanding British Forces in Hong Kong |
| 1952-03-01 | – | 1953-04-13 | Assistant Chief of Staff (Organisation & Training), Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe |
| 1953-05-07 | – | 1957-05-08 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command |
| 1957-06-05 | Retired | ||
| 1959-06-01 | – | 1963-05-01 | Honorary Colonel, Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
| 1963-05-01 | – | 1964-06-01 | Honorary Colonel, 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley