The Generals of WWII
Generals from Canada
Penhale, Matthew Howard Somers
Major-General
* 13th of February 1895
† 11th of June 1978
Promotions
| 1941-06-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-10-01 | Acting Major-General |
| 1949-02-01 | Major-General (Dated back to 1947-10-01) |
Service
| 1940-05-15 | – | 1940-09-13 | Assistant Adjutant-General Canadian Military Headquarters [England] |
| 1940-09-14 | – | 1941-06-09 | Director of Staff Duties, National Defence Headquarters |
| 1941-09-10 | – | Commandant of Camp Petawawa | |
| 1942-02-08 | – | 1942-06-23 | Brigadier General Staff, Canadian Military Headquarters [England] |
| 1942-06-24 | – | 1942-09-07 | Brigadier General Staff, 1st Canadian Army [England] |
| 1942-09-08 | – | 1943-04-07 | Commanding Officer 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade [England] |
| 1943-04-08 | – | 1943-10-11 | Commanding Officer 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade [Sicily] |
| 1943-11-06 | – | 1944-04-26 | Brigadier General Staff, Canadian Military Headquarters [England] |
| 1944-04-27 | – | 1944-08-28 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Canadian Military Headquarters [England] |
| 1944-09-15 | – | 1945-10-15 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff (C), National Defence Headquarters |
| 1945-10-16 | – | Deputy Chief of Staff, Canadian Military Headquarters [England] | |
| 1946-08-15 | – | 1947-09-30 | General Officer Commanding Prairie Command |
| 1947-01-01 | – | District Officer Commanding 10th Military District | |
| 1947-01-01 | – | District Officer Commanding 12th Military District | |
| 1947-10-01 | – | General Officer Commanding Western Command |