The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Gloucester, Henry William Frederick Albert
Field Marshal
* 31st of March 1900
† 10th of June 1974
Nickname: Duke of Gloucester
Nickname: Earl of Ulster
Promotions
| 1937-01-01 | Major-General |
| 1937-02-01 | Air Vice Marshal |
| 1941-09-17 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-10-27 | General |
| 1944-10-27 | Air Chief Marshal |
| 1955-03-31 | Field Marshal |
| 1958-06-12 | Marshal of the Royal Air Force |
Service
| 1935-05-06 | – | Colonel-in-Chief, Gloucestershire Regiment | |
| 1937-03-12 | – | 1974-06-10 | Colonel-in-Chief, 10th Hussars |
| 1937-03-12 | – | 1974-06-10 | Colonel, The Scots Guards |
| 1937-03-12 | – | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | |
| 1937-03-12 | – | Colonel-in-Chief, Gordon Highlanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief, Natal Mounted Rifles | |||
| 1937-11-10 | – | Honorary Colonel, Ceylon Planters Rifles Corps | |
| 1937-11-10 | – | Honorary Colonel, Celon Light Infantry | |
| 1938-07-14 | – | 1957-03-11 | Honorary Air Commandore, No. 501 Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
| 1939-09-04 | – | 1940-08-08 | Chief Liaison Officer British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-01-02 | – | Honorary Colonel, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) | |
| 1940-08-09 | – | 1942-10-17 | Chief Liaison Officer, Home Forces |
| 1942-02-24 | – | Colonel-in-Chief, Rifle Brigade | |
| 1942-02-24 | – | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Army Service Corps | |
| Second in Command 20th Armoured Brigade | |||
| 1945-01-30 | – | 1947-03-11 | Governor-General of Australia |
| 1949-11-01 | – | 1957-03-11 | Honorary Air Commandore, No. 2501 Field Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
| 1950-05-10 | – | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Winnipeg Rifles [Canada] | |
| 1953-11-27 | – | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Australian Army Service Corps [Australia] | |
| 1956-02-27 | – | Honorary Colonel, 245th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Territorial Army) | |
| 1965-09-10 | – | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Corps of Transport | |
| 1966-01-07 | – | Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Green Jackets | |
| 1967-07-18 | – | Honorary Colonel, 102nd Light Air Defence Regiment, Royal Artillery (Volunteers) | |
| 1968-07-02 | – | 1974-06-10 | Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Irish Rangers |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley