The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Holbrook, Alec Wellesley
Major-General
* 27th of July 1896
† 4th of May 1989
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1938-07-23 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-16 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-09-16 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-08-07 | Colonel (dated back to 1941-07-23) |
| 1943-01-20 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-07-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-11-24 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-01-24 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1944-11-19 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1945-06-18 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-06-18 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-05-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-05-31 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1940-01-22 | – | 1940-05-23 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, ? [Middle East] |
| 1940-05-25 | – | 1941-06-20 | Chief Instructor at Staff School, British Military Mission to Egypt |
| 1941-06-21 | – | 1943-01-11 | General Staff Officer 1, British Military Mission to Egypt |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | Deputy Quartermaster-General, Middle East Command |
| 1943-11-24 | – | 1944-01-24 | Temporary General Officer Commanding Sudan & Eritrea |
| 1943-11-24 | – | 1944-01-24 | Temporary General Officer Commanding Sudan Defence Force |
| 1945-XX-XX | Deputy Quartermaster-General, Middle East Command | ||
| 1946-05-20 | – | Director of Graves Registration & Enquiries, War Office | |
| 1947-05-31 | Retired |