The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Paley, Alexander George Victor
Major-General
* 30th of April 1903
† 10th of April 1976
(Rifle Brigade)
Promotions
| 1941-02-26 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-05-26 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-03-26 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-08 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-08 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-10-08 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-10-08 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-06-05 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1945-05-10 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-05-10 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-11-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-06-13 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-10-08) |
| 1946-09-15 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-10-28 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1952-05-09 | Brigadier |
| 1956-07-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1957-05-12 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1942-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 3rd Libyan Arab Battalion |
| 1942-04-08 | – | 1943-06-05 | Member of the British Military Mission to Iraq |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade |
| 1944-10-07 | – | 1944-10-18 | Acting Commanding Officer 22nd Armoured Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-04-13 | – | 1945-05-09 | Assistant Adjutant-General, ? |
| 1945-05-10 | – | 1946-06-04 | Chief Administration Officer, 8th Corps District [Germany] |
| 1946-07-27 | – | 1946-09-14 | Brigadier (A/Q), ? |
| 1946-09-15 | – | 1946-10-28 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Allied Control Commission Germany (British Element) |
| 1947-01-15 | – | 1948-08-31 | Head of Combined Services Division, Allied Control Commission Germany (British Element) |
| 1948-09-03 | – | 1951-10-07 | Brigadier (A/Q), Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1951-12-03 | – | 1954-05-17 | Commanding Officer 47th Infantry Brigade |
| 1953-08-26 | – | 1957-05-12 | Aide-de-Camp to the Queen |
| 1954-05-30 | – | 1956-XX-XX | District Officer Commanding Gold Coast District |
| 1956-07-01 | – | General Officer Commanding Gold Coast Military Forces | |
| 1956-XX-XX | – | 1958-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding Ghana Army |
| 1958-07-01 | Special Employed with the Ghana Army | ||
| 1958-XX-XX | – | 1960-01-11 | Chief of Defence Staff, Ghana |
| – | 1960-01-11 | General of Commanding British Troops in Ghana | |
| 1960-06-08 | Retired | ||
| 1960-XX-XX | – | 1967-03-31 | Honorary Colonel, 3rd Green Jackets, Rifle Brigade, Territorial Army |
| 1967-04-01 | – | 1969-03-31 | Honorary Colonel, 5th Battalion, Royal Green Jackets, Territorial & Army Voluntary Reserve |
| 1969-04-01 | – | 1970-08-01 | Honorary Colonel, London Cadre, Royal Green Jackets, Territorial & Army Voluntary Reserve |
Picture source: https://mod.gov.gh/index.php/members-of-the-gaf-council-1/