The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Harrison, Desmond
Major-General
* 11th of November 1896
† 23rd of June 1984
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1940-03-16 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-06-16 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-05-17 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-10-08 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-11-17 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-11-17 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-04-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-08 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-09-24 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-05-08 | Colonel |
| 1944-09-24 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-08-08 | Grated the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1940-03-16 | – | 1940-11-21 | Commander Royal Engineers, 3rd Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-12-05 | – | 1941-05-16 | Commander Royal Engineers ? |
| 1941-05-15 | – | 1941-10-07 | Special employed, War Office |
| 1941-10-08 | – | 1942-08-23 | Deputy Engineer-in-Chief (A), War Office |
| 1942-08-24 | – | 1943-09-23 | Commandant of the School of Military Engineering |
| 1943-11-16 | – | 1946-03-15 | Engineer-in-Chief, South-East Asia Command |
| 1946-06-01 | – | 1947-07-XX | Director of Fortifications & Works, War Office |
| 1947-08-08 | Retired |