The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Pownall, Henry Royds
Lieutenant-General
* 19th of November 1887
† 9th of June 1961
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1925-12-31 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1928-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-01-21 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-01-31 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-05-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1932-01-01) |
| 1936-09-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1938-03-26 | Major-General |
| 1939-09-04 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-09-04 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-01-17 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1925-12-31 | – | 1930-01-21 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1932-01-19 | – | 1933-01-XX | Attending the Imperial Defence College |
| 1933-01-17 | – | 1935-05-01 | Assistant Secretary, Committee of Imperial Defence |
| 1935-05-01 | – | 1936-09-14 | Senior Assistant Secretary Committee of Imperial Defence |
| 1936-09-15 | – | 1938-03-26 | Commandant of School of Artillery, Larkhill |
| 1938-03-26 | – | 1939-09-03 | Director of Military Operations & Intelligence, War Office |
| 1939-09-04 | – | 1940-06-30 | Chief of Staff, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-07-01 | – | 1940-08-22 | Inspector-General of Local Defence Volunteers, War Office |
| 1940-08-23 | – | 1940-09-30 | Inspector-General of the Home Guard, War Office |
| 1940-10-01 | – | 1941-05-18 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Ireland Command |
| 1941-05-19 | – | 1941-12-05 | Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1941-12-23 | – | 1942-01-15 | Commander in Chief Far East Command |
| 1942-01-15 | – | 1942-02-27 | Chief of Staff, American-British-Dutch-Australian Command |
| 1942-03-07 | – | 1943-02-07 | General Officer Commanding Ceylon Command |
| 1942-12-03 | – | 1952-12-03 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1943-02-17 | – | 1943-09-15 | Commander in Chief Persia & Iraq Command |
| 1943-09-16 | – | 1944-12-26 | Chief of Staff, South-East Asia Command |
| 1945-09-08 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Anonymous