The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Eric Fairweather Harrison

Harrison, Eric Fairweather

Brigadier

* 16th of April 1881

† 15th of April 1948

Promotions

1915-10-07 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-10-19 Relinquishes the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-10-21 Granted the Honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1919-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1921-07-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1929-01-23 Temporary Colonel
1929-07-23 Colonel
1929-07-23 Temporary Brigadier
1931-01-14 Relinquishes the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1940-08-01 Temporary Brigadier
1942-01-15 Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1915-10-07 1917-10-19 Director of Military Art, Royal Military College Duntroon
1918-07-02 1918-09-23 General Staff Officer 2, 1st Australian Division
1918-09-24 1918-10-06 General Staff Officer 2, 3rd Australian Infantry Division
1918-10-07 1919-06-03 General Staff Officer 1, 3rd Australian Infantry Division
1919-11-28 1920-03-31 Senior General Staff Officer, 6th Military District
1919-12-01 1920-03-31 Administrative District Officer Commanding 6th Military District
1920-04-01 1920-09-03 General Staff Officer, 6th Military District
1920-09-04 1921-04-30 General Staff Officer, 3rd Military District
1921-05-01 1924-12-31 Staff Officer, Army Headquarters
1925-01-01 1925-02-28 Director of Military Operations & Intelligence, Army Headquarters
1925-01-01 1925-02-28 Temporary Officiating Second Chief of the General Staff
1925-09-01 1926-09-01 Attached to British War Office [England]
1926-10-19 1927-01-25 Attached to Army Headquarters
1927-01-26 1929-01-22 Director of Military Operations & Intelligence, Army Headquarters
1929-01-23 1929-07-22 Temporary Commandant of the Royal Military College Duntroon
1929-07-23 1931-01-14 Commandant of the Royal Military College Duntroon
1931-03-01 1936-02-28 Unemployed
1936-03-01 Retired
1940-08-01 Recalled
1940-08-01 1942-01-05 Commandant of the Royal Military College Duntroon
1942-01-15 Retired
Picture source: http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/100127