The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Prior-Palmer, George Erroll
Major-General
* 20th of February 1903
† 18th of August 1977
(9th Lancers)
Promotions
| 1941-04-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-02 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-12-07 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-02-02 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-02-02 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-06-07 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-02-08 | Colonel (Dated back to 1946-02-02) |
| 1946-12-05 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1949-01-13 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1951-01-10 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1951-07-13 | Major-General |
Service
| 1942-08-02 | – | 1943-04-20 | Commanding Officer Officer Cadet Training Unit No. 100 |
| 1943-04-21 | – | 1944-07-30 | Commanding Officer 27th Armoured Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-07-29 | – | 1945-02-02 | Commanding Officer 8th Independent Armoured Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-02-02 | – | 1946-03-20 | Commanding Officer 8th Armoured Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1946-12-06 | Р| 1948-12-14 | Military Attach̩ to USA |
| 1949-01-13 | – | 1949-12-12 | Deputy Director of Royal Armoured Corps, War Office |
| 1950-01-02 | – | 1951-01-08 | Commanding Officer 23rd Armoured Brigade |
| 1951-01-10 | – | 1953-09-30 | General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division |
| 1951-01-10 | – | 1953-09-30 | District Officer Commanding Salisbury Plain District |
| 1954-01-06 | – | 1956-06-25 | Head of the British Army Mission Washington |
| 1956-11-10 | – | 1957-11-XX | President of Regular Commissions Board, War Office |
| 1958-01-18 | Retired |
Picture source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205499108