The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Eric Clive Pegus Plant

Plant, Eric Clive Pegus

Major-General

* 23rd of April 1890

† 17th of May 1950

Promotions

1923-10-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1936-01-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-07-01 Brevet Colonel
1939-10-13 Temporary Brigadier
1939-11-02 Colonel

Service

1923-02-13 1923-12-31 Staff Officer, G Branch, Army Headquarters
1924-01-01 1927-01-20 Instructor at the Royal Military College Duntroon
1927-01-21 1929-07-04 Exchange Officer in Great Britain
1927-04-01 1929-05-20 General Staff Officer 2, Directorate of Military Operations & Intelligence, War Office [Great Britain]
1929-08-01 1933-06-30 General Staff Officer 1, 1st Australian Cavalry Division
1933-07-01 1937-01-29 General Staff Officer, 11th Australian Mixed Brigade
1933-07-01 1937-01-29 General Staff Officer 1, 1st District Base
1937-03-24 1939-10-12 Director of Military Training, Army Headquarters
1939-10-13 1940-XX-XX Commandant of Royal Military College Duntroon
1939-XX-XX 1940-XX-XX Aide-de-Camp to the King
1940-07-01 1941-03-04 Commanding Officer 24th Australian Infantry Brigade
1941-06-23 1941-12-10 Commanding Officer 25th Australian Infantry Brigade [Middle East]
1942-01-06 1942-04-05 General Officer Commander in Chief Western Command
1942-01-06 1942-04-05 District Officer Commanding 5th Military District
1942-04-15 1943-09-21 General Officer Commanding Victoria Lines of Communication Area
1943-09-22 1946-XX-XX General Officer Commanding New South Wales Lines of Communication Area
Picture source: http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/P02193.001