The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Gurney, Cecil Hay
Major-General
* 26th of May 1901
† November 1999
(King's Royal Rifle Corps)
Promotions
| 1941-09-14 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-12-12 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-07-03 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-09-25 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-11-11 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-01-03 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-01-03 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1946-10-11 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1947-12-09 | Colonel (Dated back to 1947-01-03) |
| 1947-12-09 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1951-02-22 | Brigadier |
| 1952-08-21 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1952-12-16 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
Service
| – | 1943-07-XX | Commanding Officer ? Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps [Italy] | |
| 1943-07-XX | – | 1943-09-24 | Second in Command 7th Armoured Brigade [Italy] |
| 1943-09-25 | – | 1943-11-11 | Acting Commanding Officer 7th Armoured Brigade [Italy] |
| 1945-01-01 | – | 1946-XX-XX | Assistant Adjutant-General, Western Command |
| 1947-01-XX | – | 1947-08-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps [Palestine] |
| 1950-03-XX | – | 1954-01-XX | Commanding Officer 161st Infantry Brigade |
| 1952-08-21 | – | 1952-12-16 | Deputy District Officer Commanding East Anglian District |
| 1954-02-15 | Retired |