The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Gairdner, Charles Henry
Lieutenant-General
* 20th of March 1898
† 22nd of February 1983
(10th Royal Hussars)
Promotions
| 1937-10-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-04-11 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-09-05 | Colonel |
| 1941-05-21 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-11-02 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-11-21 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-05-18 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1942-05-28 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-11-11 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-05-29 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1943-08-15 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-03-16 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-02-22 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-03-04) |
| 1946-03-16 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1947-05-31 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-12-30) |
Service
| 1937-11-01 | – | 1940-08-27 | Commanding Officer 10th Royal Hussars |
| 1940-08-28 | – | 1941-05-15 | General Staff Officer 1, 7th Armoured Division [North Africa] |
| 1941-05-16 | – | 1941-06-20 | Brigadier Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Middle East Command |
| 1941-06-21 | – | 1941-10-25 | Deputy Director of Plans, Middle East Command |
| 1941-11-02 | – | 1942-05-18 | General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division [North Africa] |
| 1942-05-28 | – | 1942-08-22 | Commandant of Staff School Haifa [Palestine] |
| 1942-08-23 | – | 1943-01-01 | General Officer Commanding 8th Armoured Division [North Africa] |
| 1943-02-14 | – | 1943-05-29 | Chief of Staff 15th Army Group, Italy |
| 1943-08-15 | – | 1944-12-20 | Director of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Army Headquarters India |
| 1944-11-28 | – | Special Employed | |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Head British Liaison Mission to Japan |
| 1945-03-16 | – | 1948-XX-XX | British Representative to General MacArthur |
| 1949-05-31 | – | 1952-03-14 | Colonel, 10th Royal Hussars |
| 1949-06-14 | Retired | ||
| 1951-11-06 | – | 1963-06-26 | Governor of State of Western Australia |
| 1963-09-24 | – | 1968-07-11 | Governor of Tasmania |
Picture source: NPG x169052, National Portrait Gallery, London