The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Julian Alvery Gascoigne

Gascoigne, Julian Alvery

Major-General

* 25th of October 1903

† 26th of February 1990

(Grenadier Guards)

Promotions

1940-12-02 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-03-02 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-05-20 Acting Colonel
1942-05-20 Acting Brigadier
1942-11-20 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-11-20 Temporary Colonel
1942-11-20 Temporary Brigadier
1944-02-13 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1944-02-13 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1944-07-20 Temporary Colonel
1944-07-20 Temporary Brigadier
1946-06-17 Lieutenant-Colonel
1947-01-29 Acting Major-General
1947-11-01 Brigadier
1947-11-01 Temporary Major-General
1948-07-09 Major-General (Dated back to 1948-07-09)

Service

1940-12-02 1941-03-16 General Staff Officer 1, London District
1941-03-17 1942-03-20 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
1942-08-14 1943-11-13 Commanding Officer 201st Guards Motor Brigade [North Africa - Italy]
1943-11-13 Wounded
1944-07-20 1946-03-XX Assistant Commandant of Staff College Camberley
1947-XX-XX 1949-12-15 Deputy Head of the Army Staff, British Joint Military Mission Washington
1950-02-18 1953-07-01 District Officer Commanding London District
1950-XX-XX 1953-07-01 Major-General Commanding Household Brigade
1953-08-15 Retired
1954-08-16 1959-08-16 Colonel-Commandant, Honourable Artillery Company, Territorial Army
1959-11-30 1964-04-25 Governor & Commander in Chief of Bermuda
Picture source: NPG x86275, National Portrait Gallery, London