The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Holmes, Noel Galway
Major-General
* 25th of December 1891
† 24th of December 1982
(East Yorkshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1935-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-10-10 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-08-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1938-01-01) |
| 1939-09-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-03-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-06-19 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-06-19 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-07-23 | Major-General (Dated back to 1943-05-27) |
Service
| 1937-10-10 | – | 1939-07-31 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment |
| 1939-08-01 | – | 1939-08-31 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1940-06-18 | Deputy Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1940-06-19 | – | 1943-11-08 | Director of Movements, War Office |
| 1943-11-09 | – | 1946-07-XX | Deputy Quartermaster-General (Movements), War Office |
| 1946-09-XX | – | 1946-11-XX | District Officer Commanding Aldershot & Hampshire District |
| 1946-12-27 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x163493, National Portrait Gallery, London