The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Naylor, Robert Francis Brydges
Major-General
* 6th of October 1889
† 23rd of December 1971
(Royal Signals)
Promotions
| 1930-06-03 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel (Dated back to 1929-04-09) |
| 1931-02-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-02-15 | Colonel (Dated back to 1934-02-15) |
| 1938-07-25 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1939-09-06 | Acting Major-General |
| 1940-09-06 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1941-03-14 | Major-General (Dated back to 1940-11-08) |
Service
| 1928-12-05 | – | 1931-05-02 | Attached to Royal West African Frontier Force |
| 1931-05-02 | – | 1935-02-15 | Commanding Officer 3rd Divisional Signals |
| 1935-02-15 | – | 1935-05-21 | Half-pay |
| 1935-05-21 | – | 1938-07-24 | General Staff Officer 1, Scottish Command |
| 1938-07-27 | – | 1941-01-06 | Chief Administration Officer, Western Command |
| 1941-01-07 | – | 1943-03-14 | Deputy Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1943-03-15 | – | 1943-10-21 | Vice Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1944-06-06 | – | 1944-12-31 | General Officer Commanding Line of Communication, 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-12-31 | – | 1953-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Signals |
| 1945-01-01 | – | 1946-09-21 | District Officer Commanding Northumbrian District |
| 1946-09-21 | Retired |
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958