The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Alan Hollick Ramsay

Ramsay, Alan Hollick

Major-General

* 12th of March 1895

† 19th of September 1973

Promotions

1930-03-31 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-08-01 Temporary Colonel
1939-10-12 Relinquishes the temporary rank of Colonel
1940-04-04 Colonel
1940-04-04 Temporary Brigadier
1944-04-21 Major-General

Service

1930-03-31 1936-04-30 Commanding Officer 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
1936-05-01 1938-08-04 Unemployed List
1938-08-05 1939-07-31 Commanding Officer 2nd Australian Medium Artillery Brigade
1939-08-01 1939-10-12 Commander Royal Artillery, 4th Australian Infantry Division
1939-12-13 1940-04-03 Commanding Officer 2nd/2nd Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery
1940-04-04 1940-10-16 Commander Corps Medium Artillery, I Australian Corps
1940-10-17 1943-06-21 Commander Royal Artillery, 9th Australian Infantry Division [North Africa]
1943-06-22 1944-01-20 Commander Corps Royal Artillery, II Australian Corps
1944-01-21 1945-05-03 General Officer Commanding 5th Australian Infantry Division
1945-04-04 1945-07-25 General Officer Commanding 11th Australian Infantry Division
1945-07-25 1945-10-20 General Officer Commanding 5th Australian Infantry Division
1945-10-20 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley