The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Nicholson, Cameron Gordon Graham
General
* 30th of June 1898
† 7th of July 1979
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1938-01-12 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-02-02 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-05-02 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-07 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-10-07 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-04-07 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-04-07 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-04-07 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-01-17 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-07-01) |
| 1943-05-23 | Local Major-General |
| 1943-06-02 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-06-02 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-01-07 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-05-20) |
| 1948-06-17 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1946-07-27) |
| 1952-09-08 | General |
Service
| 1938-01-12 | – | 1939-02-01 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1940-02-02 | – | 1940-04-19 | General Staff Officer 1, 45th Infantry Division |
| 1940-04-20 | – | 1940-05-17 | General Staff Officer 1, Sickle Force [Norway] |
| 1940-05-18 | – | 1940-10-03 | General Staff Officer 1, 18th Infantry Division |
| 1940-10-07 | – | 1941-10-27 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Home Forces |
| 1941-10-28 | – | 1941-11-01 | Commanding Officer 127th Infantry Brigade |
| 1941-11-01 | – | 1942-10-25 | Commanding Officer 42nd Support Group |
| 1942-XX-XX | Deputy General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division | ||
| 1943-02-14 | – | 1943-02-23 | Commanding Officer Nickforce [North Africa] |
| 1943-04-01 | – | 1943-05-22 | Brigadier General Staff, 1st Army [North Africa] |
| 1943-05-23 | – | 1944-04-01 | General Officer Commanding 44th Indian Armoured Division |
| 1944-05-07 | – | 1944-07-08 | General Officer Commanding 21st Indian Division [Burma] |
| 1944-07-08 | – | 1944-08-15 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division [Burma] |
| 1944-08-23 | – | 1944-08-26 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division [Burma] |
| 1944-09-10 | – | 1944-09-13 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division [Burma] |
| 1944-09-13 | – | 1944-09-23 | General Officer Commanding 5th Indian Division [Burma] |
| 1944-09-24 | – | 1945-06-01 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division [Burma] |
| 1945-07-12 | – | 1946-04-02 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division [Burma] |
| 1946-05-01 | – | 1948-05-14 | Director of Royal Artillery, War Office |
| 1948-07-15 | – | 1951-06-11 | General Officer Commanding in Chief West Africa Command |
| 1950-02-21 | – | 1960-12-15 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1951-09-01 | – | 1953-04-23 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Western Command |
| 1953-04-28 | – | 1953-09-28 | Commander in Chief Middle East Land Forces |
| 1953-09-29 | – | 1956-11-01 | Adjutant-General to the Forces |
| 1954-08-30 | – | 1956-11-14 | Aide-de-Camp General to the Queen |
| 1955-05-09 | – | 1960-05-09 | Honorary Colonel, Travel Control Security Group, Intelligence Corps, Territorial Army |
| 1956-05-03 | – | 1960-10-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Horse Artillery |
| 1956-11-29 | Retired | ||
| 1956-12-01 | – | 1960-12-01 | Master Gunner at St. James Park |
| 1956-12-01 | – | 1961-06-01 | Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea |
Picture source: NPG x186846, National Portrait Gallery, London