The Generals of WWII
Generals from New Zealand
Freyberg, Bernard Cyril
Lieutenant-General
* 21st of March 1889
† 4th of July 1963
Nickname: Tiny
Promotions
| 1916-05-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel (British Army) |
| 1916-11-16 | Relinquishes the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel (British Army) |
| 1917-07-21 | Temporary Brigadier-General (British Army) |
| 1917-09-25 | Relinquishes the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General (British Army) |
| 1918-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel (British Army) |
| 1918-01-22 | Temporary Brigadier-General (British Army) |
| 1919-02-10 | Relinquishes the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General (British Army) |
| 1929-02-04 | Lieutenant-Colonel (British Army) |
| 1931-03-06 | Colonel (Dated back to 1922-01-01)(British Army) |
| 1934-04-16 | Major-General (British Army) |
| 1943-03-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-11-28 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1943-05-08) (British Army) |
Service
| 1915-09-19 | – | 1916-11-14 | Commanding Officer Hood Battalion, Royal Navy Division [France] |
| 1917-02-25 | – | 1917-04-20 | Commanding Officer Hood Battalion, Royal Navy Division [France] |
| 1917-04-21 | – | 1917-12-20 | Commanding Officer 173rd Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1918-01-22 | – | 1919-02-10 | Commanding Officer 88th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1921-12-20 | – | 1925-12-19 | General Staff Officer 2, 44th Infantry Division [Great Britain] |
| 1927-10-31 | – | 1929-02-03 | General Staff Officer 2, Eastern Command [Great Britain] |
| 1929-02-04 | – | 1931-03-05 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment |
| 1931-03-06 | – | 1933-09-08 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, Southern Command [Great Britain] |
| 1933-09-09 | – | 1934-10-15 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office [Great Britain] |
| 1934-10-16 | – | 1937-10-16 | Half-pay [Great Britain] |
| 1937-10-16 | Retired | ||
| 1939-09-02 | Recalled | ||
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1939-11-21 | District Officer Commanding Salisbury Plain District [England] |
| 1939-11-22 | – | 1945-08-31 | General Officer Commanding 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force [Middle East - Italy] |
| 1940-10-01 | – | 1944-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding 2nd New Zealand Infantry Division [Middle East - Greece - North Africa - Italy] |
| 1941-04-30 | – | 1941-05-30 | General Officer Commanding Allied Forces Crete |
| 1944-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding New Zealand Corps [Italy] | ||
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding 2nd New Zealand Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1946-06-17 | – | 1952-08-15 | Governor-General of New Zealand |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley