The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Evelyn Dalrymple Fanshawe

Fanshawe, Evelyn Dalrymple

Major-General

* 25th of May 1895

† 14th of March 1979

(2nd Dragoon Guards)

Promotions

1935-10-03 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-01-02 Colonel (Dated back to 1938-10-03)
1939-02-01 Temporary Brigadier
1942-05-01 Acting Major-General
1943-05-01 Temporary Major-General
1945-12-27 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1935-10-03 1939-01-02 Commanding Officer 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
1939-01-02 1940-04-14 Commanding Officer 20th Light Armoured Brigade
1940-04-14 1941-01-09 Commanding Officer 20th Armoured Brigade
1941-01-09 1941-02-22 Acting General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division
1941-02-22 1942-04-30 Commanding Officer 20th Armoured Brigade
1942-05-01 Commandant of Royal Armoured Corps Training Establishment
1942-09-22 1945-XX-XX Major-General Armoured Training, War Office
1942-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX General Officer Commanding Royal Armoured Corps Training Establishment
1945-12-27 Retired
Picture source: NPG x167484, National Portrait Gallery, London