The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Leonard Geoffrey Holmes

Holmes, Leonard Geoffrey

Major-General

* 15th of November 1899

† 11th of January 1985

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1939-09-01 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-12-01 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-05-13 Acting Colonel
1942-05-13 Acting Brigadier
1942-08-23 Acting Major-General
1942-09-30 Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General
1942-11-13 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-11-13 Temporary Colonel
1942-11-13 Temporary Brigadier
1944-04-19 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1944-05-02 Temporary Brigadier
1944-08-04 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1944-10-17 Temporary Brigadier
1945-04-30 Lieutenant-Colonel
1945-07-24 Colonel
1945-08-31 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1949-10-29 Brigadier

Service

1939-08-23 1940-12-30 General Staff Officer, 1 ?
1940-12-31 1942-04-06 General Staff Officer, 1 ? [Middle East]
1942-05-13 1942-09-30 Deputy Director of ?, Middle East Command
1942-10-03 1943-01-31 Brigadier General Staff, ? [Middle East]
1943-01-30 1943-06-04 Brigadier General Staff, 18th Army Group [North Africa]
1943-06-25 1944-04-20 Brigadier General Staff, ?
Commanding Officer 10th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
1948-XX-XX 1949-XX-XX Commanding Officer Portsmouth Garrison
1949-01-XX 1949-03-XX Commanding Officer Solent Garrison
1953-07-31 Retired