The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Jacob, Edward Ian Claud
Lieutenant-General
* 27th of September 1899
† 24th of April 1993
(Royal Engineers)
Nickname: Iron Pants
Promotions
| 1939-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-05-14 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-08-14 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-10-27 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-04-27 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-27 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-09-15 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-03-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-06-30 | Colonel (Dated back to 1942-07-01) |
| 1944-09-08 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-09-08 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-07-01 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
| 1952-05-05 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1952-12-01 | Granted the Honorary rank of Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1938-11-02 | – | 1946-XX-XX | Assistant Military Secretary, Committee of Imperial Defence |
| 1939-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Assistant Secretary (Military), War Cabinet |
| 1946-07-01 | Retired | ||
| 1952-05-05 | Recalled | ||
| 1952-05-05 | – | 1952-12-01 | Chief Staff Officer, Ministry of Defence |
| 1952-12-01 | Retired |