The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Frederick Gordon Hyland

Hyland, Frederick Gordon

Major-General

* 8th of February 1888

† 16th of April 1962

(Royal Engineers)

Promotions

1931-12-01 Local Lieutenant-Colonel
1933-01-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1934-07-01 Brevet Colonel (Dated back to 1933-07-01)
1936-11-01 Temporary Brigadier
1937-01-01 Colonel (Dated back to 1933-07-01)
1939-05-30 Major-General (Dated back to 1938-09-01)

Service

1931-12-01 1933-03-16 Commander Royal Engineers, Singapore
1935-XX-XX 1936-XX-XX Commander Royal Engineers, 3rd Infantry Division
1936-11-01 1939-05-29 Commanding Officer 31st Anti-Aircraft Brigade
1939-05-30 1942-09-30 General Officer Commanding 6th Anti-Aircraft Division
1942-11-21 1944-03-26 Deputy Governor-General & Commander in Chief og Gibraltar
1946-04-05 Retired
Picture source: NPG x4154, National Portrait Gallery, London