The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Fryer, Wilfred George
Major-General
* 1st of May 1900
† 19th of February 1993
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1940-04-25 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-07-27 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-20 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-10-20 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-10-20 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-03-13 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1944-08-09 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-04-19 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-09-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-10-17 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-01-15 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-10-20) |
| 1949-01-24 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1950-01-30 | Brigadier |
| 1954-03-14 | Local Major-General |
| 1954-03-22 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1955-05-02 | Major-General |
Service
| 1940-09-18 | – | 1941-09-17 | Assistant Director of Works, ? [Middle East] |
| 1941-09-18 | – | 1942-01-17 | Staff Officer Royal Engineers, 8th Army, North Africa |
| 1942-01-18 | – | 1942-04-19 | Assistant Director of Works, ? [Middle East] |
| 1942-04-20 | – | 1944-03-12 | Deputy Director of Works, Middle East Command |
| 1944-03-13 | – | 1955-05-03 | General Staff Officer 1, Scientific Adviser to Army Council |
| 1944-05-04 | – | 1945-04-18 | Assistant Director of Works, 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-04-19 | – | 1945-06-13 | Deputy Chief Engineer, VIII Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-07-27 | – | 1945-08-31 | Deputy Chief Engineer, British Army Staff Washington |
| 1945-09-01 | – | 1945-10-17 | Chief Engineer, British Army Staff Washington |
| 1945-12-15 | – | 1948-12-14 | Colonel E (Equipment), War Office |
| 1948-01-24 | – | 1951-05-11 | Chief Engineer, Singapore District |
| 1951-07-21 | – | 1954-03-02 | Chief Engineer, Southern Command |
| 1954-03-22 | – | 1957-03-21 | Chief Engineer, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1957-06-29 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x167699, National Portrait Gallery, London