The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Heath, Gerard William Egerton
Major-General
* 17th of March 1897
† 13th of July 1980
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1940-01-19 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-04-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-12-07 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-12-07 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-06-07 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-06-07 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-06-07 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-06-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-10-24 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-06-07) |
| 1947-11-01 | Brigadier |
| 1947-12-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1948-05-26 | Major-General (Dated back to 1946-03-27) |
Service
| 1940-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 5th Royal Horse Artillery Regiment [France] | ||
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | Commander Royal Artillery, 43rd Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-09-15 | – | 1945-06-05 | Commander Corps Royal Artillery, XII Corps |
| 1945-XX-XX | Commander Corps Royal Artillery, I Airborne Corps | ||
| 1945-10-13 | – | 1947-12-XX | Commandant of School of Artillery, Larkhill |
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1949-10-26 | General Officer Commanding 1st Anti-Aircraft Group |
| 1949-11-05 | – | 1951-10-21 | General Officer Commanding Malta |
| 1951-12-01 | – | 1954-11-01 | President of the Regular Commissions Board, War Office |
| 1954-11-29 | Retired | ||
| 1955-04-30 | – | 1962-03-17 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Malta Artillery |
| 1955-10-30 | – | 1962-03-17 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1957-03-01 | – | 1962-03-17 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Horse Artillery |
Picture source: NPG x168237, National Portrait Gallery, London