The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Pilleau, Gerald Arthur
Major-General
* 16th of October 1896
† 6th of June 1964
(Queen's Royal Regiment)
Promotions
| 1940-02-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-04-24 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-05-01 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-05-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-11-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-11-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-09-08 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-01-14 | Local Brigadier |
| 1943-10-25 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-11-28 | Colonel (Dated back to 1943-04-24) |
| 1944-11-05 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-11-05 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-10-15 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1940-02-XX | – | 1941-04-XX | Commanding Officer 1st/7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment |
| 1941-05-01 | – | 1942-04-09 | Commanding Officer 197th Infantry Brigade |
| 1942-04-10 | – | 1942-09-08 | Brigadier General Staff, III Corps |
| 1943-10-25 | – | 1944-10-26 | Brigadier General Staff, Scottish Command |
| 1944-11-05 | – | 1945-02-05 | Chief of Staff, Persia & Iraq Command |
| 1945-02-05 | – | 1945-08-XX | General Officer Commanding 9th Army |
| 1945-08-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Northern Levant |
| 1947-10-15 | Retired |
Picture source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205484801