The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Friend, Arthur Leslie Irvine
Major-General
* 1st of August 1886
† 12th of August 1961
(11th Hussars)
Promotions
| 1928-09-29 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1932-09-29 | Colonel |
| 1934-09-08 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1938-10-22 | Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier |
| 1939-10-27 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-07-11 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-08-17 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-08-17 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-01-20 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1928-09-29 | – | 1932-09-28 | Commanding Officer 11th Hussars |
| 1932-09-29 | – | 1933-03-31 | Half-pay |
| 1933-03-31 | – | 1934-09-07 | Instructor at Senior Officer's School Sheerness |
| 1934-09-08 | – | 1938-10-22 | Commanding Officer Cavalry Brigade Egypt |
| 1938-10-22 | Retired | ||
| 1939-XX-XX | Recalled | ||
| 1939-XX-XX | Commanding Officer General Headquarters Troops, British Expeditionary Force [France] | ||
| 1939-12-08 | – | 1940-XX-XX | Director of Labor, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-07-21 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Director of Labor, War Office |
| 1940-07-21 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Inspector of the Pioneer Corps |
| 1945-03-15 | – | 1948-12-07 | Colonel-Commandant, Pioneer Corps |
| 1946-01-20 | Retired |