The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Henry Karslake

Karslake, Henry

Lieutenant-General

* 10th of February 1879

† 19th of October 1942

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1916-06-27 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-10-26 Temporary Brigadier-General
1919-04-01 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General
1919-06-03 Brevet Colonel
1920-08-31 Colonel (Dated back to 1919-06-03)
1925-04-25 Temporary Colonel on Staff
1928-06-01 Temporary Brigadier
1928-10-08 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1928-11-03 Temporary Brigadier
1931-02-05 Major-General
1936-04-20 Lieutenant-General

Service

1916-06-27 1917-09-15 General Staff Officer 1, 50th Infantry Division [France]
1917-09-16 1918-08-04 General Staff Officer 1, 4th Infantry Division [France]
1918-08-05 1918-10-25 General Staff Officer 1, Tank Corps [France]
1918-10-26 1919-04-01 Brigadier-General General Staff, Tank Corps [France]
1919-04-02 General Staff Officer 1, Southern Division [Germany]
1920-05-03 1923-10-16 General Staff Officer 1, Peshawar District [India]
1923-10-16 1923-11-09 Half-pay
1923-11-10 1925-04-24 General Staff Officer 1, War Office
1925-04-25 1928-06-01 Colonel of Staff, Southern Command
1928-06-01 1928-10-08 Brigadier General Staff, Southern Command
1928-11-03 1931-05-20 Brigadier Royal Artillery, Western Command [India]
1930-03-30 1931-02-05 Aide-de-Camp to the King
1931-09-07 1933-02-10 Major-General Royal Artillery, Army Headquarters India
1933-02-10 1935-09-07 District Officer Commanding Baluchistan District [India]
1935-09-07 1938-08-17 Half-pay
1937-11-11 1942-10-19 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery
1938-08-17 Retired
1940-05-22 Recalled
1940-05-22 1940-06-12 General Officer Commanding Line of Communication, British Expeditionary Force [France]