The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Gammell, James Andrew Harcourt
Lieutenant-General
* 26th of September 1892
† 1st of August 1975
(Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders)
Promotions
| 1930-01-21 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-07-01 | Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-05-05 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-12-19 | Colonel (Dated back to 1934-07-01) |
| 1938-12-19 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-07-24 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-05-07 | Major-General (Dated back to 1940-11-30) |
| 1941-12-25 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-12-25 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-09-29 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-07-01) |
Service
| 1930-01-21 | – | 1933-01-31 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1935-05-05 | – | 1938-12-17 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
| 1938-12-19 | – | 1940-02-06 | Commanding Officer 4th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1940-02-07 | – | 1940-04-XX | Brigadier General Staff, IV Corps |
| 1940-04-XX | – | 1940-06-21 | Brigadier General Staff, Allied Forces Norway |
| 1940-06-22 | – | 1940-07-23 | Commanding Officer 15th Infantry Brigade |
| 1940-07-25 | – | 1941-12-24 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division |
| 1941-12-25 | – | 1942-09-06 | General Officer Commanding XII Corps |
| 1942-09-07 | – | 1944-01-03 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1944-01-08 | – | 1944-12-17 | Chief of Staff, Allied Force Headquarters [North Africa] |
| 1945-04-XX | – | 1945-10-XX | Head of the British Military Mission to Moscow |
| 1945-11-20 | – | 1945-11-29 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1946-05-09 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley