The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Gordon-Finlayson, Robert
General
* 15th of April 1881
† 23rd of May 1956
(Royal Artillery)
Nickname: Copper
Promotions
| 1916-06-03 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-03-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-01-20 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-03-11 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-05-24 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1919-05-09 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1919-06-03 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1919-09-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1921-06-22 | Colonel |
| 1928-01-02 | Temporary Colonel-Commandant |
| 1928-06-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1930-11-09 | Major-General |
| 1936-01-28 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1939-08-12 | General (Dated back to 1937-12-05) |
Service
| 1917-03-19 | – | 1918-01-20 | General Staff Officer 1, Special Mission to Russia |
| 1918-05-24 | – | 1919-05-09 | Deputy Commander Northern Russia |
| 1919-09-01 | – | 1920-01-21 | Instructor at the Senior Officers' School |
| 1921-01-22 | – | 1925-01-20 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1925-01-21 | – | 1928-01-01 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1928-01-02 | – | 1931-01-08 | Commander Royal Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division |
| 1928-12-29 | – | 1930-11-08 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1931-02-09 | – | 1931-06-22 | Half-pay |
| 1931-06-22 | – | 1934-09-22 | District Officer Commanding Rawalpindi District [India] |
| 1934-10-15 | – | 1936-04-27 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division |
| 1936-04-28 | – | 1938-03-31 | Half-pay |
| 1936-10-23 | – | 1947-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1938-03-31 | – | 1939-06-30 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt |
| 1939-07-01 | – | 1940-06-10 | Adjutant-General to the Forces, War Office |
| 1940-06-08 | – | 1941-11-24 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1940-06-10 | – | 1941-11-24 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Western Command |
| 1940-11-03 | – | 1947-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Horse Artillery |
| 1941-12-23 | Retired |
Picture source: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/TWI/TWI-40-10-25.pdf