The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Fairbanks, Cecil Benfield
Major-General
* 12th of June 1903
† 5th of March 1982
(Sherwood Foresters)
Promotions
| 1942-04-10 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-06-03 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-07-06 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-11 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-09-25 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-12-28 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1944-01-04 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-03-31 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-03-31 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-10-05 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-04-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-03-07 | Colonel |
| 1948-09-15 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1949-02-03 | Major-General |
Service
| 1942-04-10 | – | 1942-06-03 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1942-07-22 | – | 1942-07-26 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1942-09-25 | – | 1942-12-28 | Director of Auxiliary Services, ? |
| 1943-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 14th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters | ||
| 1943-08-04 | – | 1944-01-03 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1944-03-01 | – | 1944-10-04 | Colonel General Training, ? |
| 1944-10-05 | – | 1945-05-24 | Commanding Officer 17th Infantry Brigade [Middle East - Italy - Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-06-10 | – | 1945-08-08 | Commanding Officer 17th Brigade Infantry [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-08-20 | – | 1946-12-11 | Commanding Officer 17th Infantry Brigade |
| 1947-01-02 | – | 1947-12-21 | Brigadier General Staff, Western Command |
| 1948-09-15 | – | 1949-10-09 | Director of Infantry, War Office |
| 1949-11-09 | – | 1952-12-03 | District Officer Commanding Nigeria District |
| 1953-01-01 | – | 1955-01-02 | Chief Army Instructor at Imperial Defence College |
| 1955-05-05 | – | 1958-03-01 | District Officer Commanding Rhine District [Germany] |
| 1958-04-27 | Retired | ||
| 1958-11-09 | – | 1965-11-07 | Colonel, Sherwood Foresters |
Picture source: NPG x167479, National Portrait Gallery, London