The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Laycock, Robert Edward
Major-General
* 18th of April 1907
† 10th of March 1968
(Royal Horse Guard)
Promotions
| 1940-07-11 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-11 | War Substantive Major |
| 1940-10-11 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-03-20 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-07-14 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1941-07-14 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-10-15 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-10-24 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-03-01 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-03-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-05-06 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-05-06 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-09-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-10-22 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-01-29 | Major |
| 1944-10-22 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1944-10-22 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-01-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1944-10-22) |
| 1947-08-17 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1940-07-11 | – | 1940-10-10 | Commanding Officer No. 8 Commando |
| 1940-10-11 | – | 1941-01-XX | Commanding Officer 4th Special Service Battalion |
| 1941-01-XX | – | 1941-03-07 | Commanding Officer Special Service Brigade "Force Z" [Middle East] |
| 1941-03-07 | – | 1941-07-14 | Commanding Officer LayForce [Crete - Middle East] |
| 1941-10-15 | – | 1941-11-25 | Commanding Officer Middle East Commando |
| 1941-11-25 | – | 1941-12-24 | Behind enemy lines |
| 1942-03-01 | – | 1943-10-21 | Commanding Officer Special Service Brigade |
| 1943-10-22 | – | 1947-06-XX | Chief of Combined Operations |
| 1947-08-17 | Retired | ||
| 1954-08-03 | – | 1959-02-13 | Governor & Commander in Chief of Malta |
| 1960-05-01 | – | 1967-03-31 | Honorary Colonel, Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps, Territorial Army |
| 1960-11-04 | – | 1968-03-10 | Colonel-Commandant, Special Air Service Regiment |
| 1967-04-01 | – | 1968-03-10 | Honorary Colonel, Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Squadron, Royal Yeomanry Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, Territorial & Army Voluntary Reserve |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley