The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Hobart, Percy Cleghorn Stanley
Major-General
* 14th of June 1885
† 19th of February 1957
(Royal Tank Regiment)
Nickname: Hobo
Promotions
| 1922-05-24 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1928-01-01 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1930-03-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1933-03-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1926-05-24) |
| 1933-03-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1937-12-18 | Major-General |
Service
| 1923-05-12 | – | 1927-05-11 | Instructor at Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1927-XX-XX | – | 1930-XX-XX | Second-in-Command 4th Battalion, Royal Tank Corps |
| 1930-03-01 | – | 1933-02-28 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Royal Tank Corps |
| 1933-03-01 | – | 1936-07-31 | Inspector of Royal Tank Corps |
| 1934-04-01 | – | 1937-02-28 | Commanding Officer 1st Tank Brigade |
| 1937-03-01 | – | 1937-03-18 | Half-pay |
| 1937-03-18 | – | 1937-11-23 | Deputy Director of Staff Duties, War Office |
| 1937-11-24 | – | 1938-09-26 | Director of Military Training, War Office |
| 1938-09-27 | – | 1939-09-03 | General Officer Commanding Mobile Division Egypt |
| 1939-09-03 | – | 1939-12-08 | General Officer Commanding Armoured Division Egypt [North Africa] |
| 1940-03-09 | Retired | ||
| 1941-02-14 | Recalled | ||
| 1941-02-14 | – | 1942-02-22 | General Officer Commanding 11th Armoured Division |
| 1942-05-17 | – | 1942-10-15 | General Officer Commanding 11th Armoured Division |
| 1942-10-16 | – | 1945-08-31 | General Officer Commanding 79th Armoured Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-09-01 | – | 1946-03-31 | Commandant of Specialised Armoured Experimental Establishments |
| 1946-06-14 | Retired | ||
| 1947-05-01 | – | 1952-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Tank Regiment |
| 1948-10-15 | – | 1953-10-15 | Lieutenant-Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea |
Picture source: NPG x168339, National Portrait Gallery, London