The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Poett, Joseph Howard Nigel
General
* 20th of August 1907
† 29th of October 1991
(Durham Light Infantry)
Promotions
| 1941-03-17 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-06-17 | War Substantive Major |
| 1941-06-17 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-30 | Reverted to War Substantive Major |
| 1942-07-22 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-07-05 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-07-05 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-01-05 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-01-05 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-01-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1949-03-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1949-12-31 | Colonel |
| 1950-07-24 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1951-05-14 | Major-General |
| 1958-11-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1958-11-28 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1958-11-01) |
| 1962-08-28 | General |
Service
| 1941-03-17 | – | 1942-04-30 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1942-07-22 | – | 1943-07-04 | Commanding Officer 11th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry |
| 1943-07-05 | – | 1946-02-24 | Commanding Officer 5th Parachute Brigade [Northwestern Europe - India] |
| 1946-04-04 | – | 1948-01-11 | Director of Plans, War Office |
| 1948-12-03 | – | 1949-04-13 | Special employment |
| 1949-04-25 | – | 1950-06-13 | Deputy Head of the British Military Mission to Greece |
| 1950-07-24 | – | 1952-04-06 | Chief of Staff, Far East Land Forces |
| 1952-05-02 | – | 1954-03-31 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division [Middle East] |
| 1954-06-03 | – | 1956-11-30 | Director of Military Operations, War Office |
| 1956-07-01 | – | 1965-10-01 | Colonel, Durham Light Infantry |
| 1957-01-01 | – | 1958-09-11 | Commandant of Staff College Camberley |
| 1958-11-01 | – | 1961-05-01 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command |
| 1961-06-01 | – | 1963-04-10 | Commander in Chief Far East Land Forces |
| 1963-08-05 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x159686, National Portrait Gallery, London