The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Girling, Francis Edward Buller
Brigadier
* 22nd of August 1897
† 17th of January 1949
(Queen's West Surrey Regiment)
Promotions
| 1940-04-02 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-07-02 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-10-05 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-10-29 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-07-30 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-01-30 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-01-30 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-08-21 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-09-30 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1947-02-06 | Colonel (Dated back to 1947-01-30) |
Service
| 1940-04-02 | – | 1941-07-XX | Commanding Officer 2/7th Battalion, Queen's West Surrey Regiment |
| Assistant Quartermaster-General, Southern Command | |||
| 1947-04-01 | – | Colonel, Movement (Personnel), War Office |
Picture source: From: "The Journal of The Queen's Royal Regiment, Vol. IX, No. 4", 1950