The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Raikes, Geoffrey Taunton
Major-General
* 7th of April 1884
† 27th of March 1975
(South Wales Borderers)
Promotions
| 1916-12-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-01-01 | Brevet Major |
| 1919-01-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-04-07 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-06-03 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-12-06 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-06-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1923-06-03) |
| 1935-06-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1937-05-05 | Major-General |
| 1940-10-14 | Reverts to the rank of Colonel at his own request |
| 1944-02-12 | Re-Granted the rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1918-01-16 | – | 1918-01-20 | Acting Commanding Officer 87th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1922-05-13 | – | 1926-01-22 | Instructor at the Senior Officers' School |
| 1928-02-01 | – | 1930-12-31 | Chief Instructor at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| 1931-12-06 | – | 1934-05-31 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers |
| 1934-06-01 | – | 1935-05-31 | Instructor at Senior Officers' School Sheerness |
| 1935-06-01 | – | 1937-08-05 | Commanding Officer 9th Infantry Brigade |
| 1937-08-05 | – | 1938-08-17 | Half-pay |
| 1938-08-17 | Retired | ||
| 1939-07-17 | Recalled | ||
| 1939-07-17 | – | 1940-05-11 | General Officer Commanding 38th Infantry Division |
| 1940-05-21 | – | 1940-06-25 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Aldershot Command |
| 1940-11-25 | – | 1941-XX-XX | Commanding Officer East Lancashire Area |
| 1944-02-12 | Retired |