The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Peel Yates, David
Lieutenant-General
* 10th of July 1911
† 8th of October 1978
(South Wales Borderers)
Promotions
| 1942-06-22 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-09-22 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-03-13 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-03-13 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-04-25 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1944-04-25 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1945-02-12 | Acting Colonel |
| 1945-02-12 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-06-30 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-06-30 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-09-15 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-09-15 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1951-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1951-09-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1953-11-03 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1953-11-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1955-06-21 | Colonel (Dated back to 1954-06-09) |
| 1955-06-23 | Local Brigadier |
| 1955-07-28 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1960-10-24 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1960-10-25 | Major-General |
| 1966-04-09 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1942-06-22 | – | 1942-07-21 | General Staff Officer 1, Expeditionary Force |
| 1942-07-22 | – | 1943-05-26 | General Staff Officer 1, 1st Army |
| Commanding Officer 6th Battalion, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment | |||
| 1944-03-23 | – | 1944-04-24 | Acting Commanding Officer 138th Infantry Brigade [North Africa - Middle East] |
| 1944-07-26 | – | 1945-02-11 | General Staff Officer 1, 4th Infantry Division |
| 1945-02-12 | – | 1945-09-30 | Brigadier General Staff, Allied Force Headquarters |
| 1945-10-01 | – | 1946-07-31 | Brigadier General Staff "G", Central Mediterranean Force |
| 1946-09-16 | – | 1949-05-29 | Intructor at the Joint Services Staff College |
| 1949-05-30 | – | 1951-08-31 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, War Office Staff, Western European Union |
| 1951-09-01 | – | 1953-11-02 | Instructor at NATO Defence College, Paris [France] |
| 1953-XX-XX | – | 1955-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers |
| 1955-07-XX | – | 1957-03-XX | Commanding Officer 27th Infantry Brigade [Hong Kong] |
| 1957-05-XX | – | 1960-06-XX | Assistant Commandant of Staff College Camberley |
| 1960-10-24 | – | 1962-12-03 | Chief of Staff, Eastern Command |
| 1961-12-31 | – | 1969-06-11 | Colonel, South Wales Borderers |
| 1962-12-07 | – | 1966-01-28 | General Officer Commanding British Sector Berlin [Germany] |
| 1966-04-09 | – | 1968-04-01 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1968-04-01 | – | 1969-05-12 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command |
| 1969-06-09 | Retired | ||
| 1969-06-11 | – | 1977-09-26 | Colonel, Royal Regiment of Wales |
Picture source: x169915, National Portrait Gallery, London