The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General John Galbraith Gill

Gill, John Galbraith

Major-General

* 6th of April 1889

† 23rd of January 1981

(Royal Army Medical Corps)

Promotions

1934-07-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1935-09-03 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-07-27 Acting Colonel
1941-01-27 Temporary Colonel
1941-05-22 Colonel (Dated back to 1937-07-01)
1941-09-07 Acting Brigadier
1941-11-17 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1942-10-06 Acting Major-General
1943-10-06 Temporary Major-General
1944-02-08 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General
1944-03-11 Acting Brigadier
1944-04-06 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1944-04-19 Temporary Brigadier
1944-09-29 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1945-01-15 Temporary Major-General
1945-04-25 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General
1946-08-05 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1933-XX-XX –1936-XX-XX Deputy Assistant Director of Hygiene, Lucknow District [India]
1936-XX-XX –1938-XX-XX Assistant Director of Hygiene & Pathology, Army Headquarters India
1938-XX-XX –1940-XX-XX Assistant Director of Hygiene, Northern Command
1940-XX-XX Assistant Director of Hygiene, Home Forces
1940-XX-XX Assistant Director of Hygiene, Allied Forces Norway
1940-XX-XX –1941-XX-XX Assistant Director of Medical Services, Northern Ireland District
1941-09-XX –1941-11-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services, VIII Corps
1941-XX-XX –1942-XX-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services, IV Corps
1942-10-06 –1944-01-04 Director of Medical Services, Persia & Iraq Command
1944-03-XX –1944-04-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services, II Corps
1944-04-XX –1944-08-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services, Lines of Communication Area
1944-XX-XX –1945-XX-XX Deputy Director of Hygiene, Northern Command
1945-01-XX –1945-02-XX Acting Deputy Director of Medical Services, Northern Command
1945-XX-XX –1946-XX-XX Deputy Director of Hygiene Central Command [India]
1946-08-05 Retired