The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Packard, Charles Douglas
Lieutenant-General
* 17th of May 1903
† 20th of November 1999
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1941-07-30 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-10-30 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-08 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-27 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-07-10 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-07-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-01-10 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-01-10 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-01-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-09-11 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-09-11 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-01-17 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1947-01-23 | Colonel (Dated back to 1946-09-11) |
| 1947-11-01 | Brigadier |
| 1948-01-08 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1948-07-07 | Major-General (Dated back to 1948-03-23) |
| 1956-08-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1957-02-04 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1941-07-30 | – | 1942-08-26 | General Staff Officer 1, 8th Army |
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1943-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Royal Horse Artillery |
| 1943-07-10 | – | 1944-02-19 | Commanding Officer ? Group |
| 1944-02-20 | – | 1944-06-25 | Commander Royal Artillery, ? |
| 1944-06-27 | – | 1944-12-20 | Commanding Officer 36th Infantry Brigade [Italy - North Africa] |
| 1945-01-01 | – | 1945-06-25 | Deputy Chief of Staff, 15th Army Group [Italy] |
| 1945-09-11 | – | 1945-11-14 | Head of Interior Division, Allied Council Austria |
| 1948-01-08 | – | 1949-11-10 | Director of Military Intelligence, War Office |
| 1949-11-10 | – | 1951-03-26 | Head of the British Military Mission to Greece |
| 1951-03-26 | – | 1953-01-26 | Chief of Staff, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1953-03-27 | – | 1956-03-16 | Vice Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1956-08-01 | – | 1958-02-25 | Military Adviser to the West African Governments |
| 1957-03-01 | – | 1962-03-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1958-07-18 | – | 1959-07-31 | General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District |
| 1959-08-01 | – | 1961-07-18 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Ireland Command |
| 1961-08-15 | Retired |
Picture source: x90866, National Portrait Gallery, London