The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Roberts, Ouvry Lindfield
General
* 3rd of April 1898
† 16th of March 1986
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1938-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-17 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-12-17 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-01-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-04-10 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-07-01) |
| 1942-07-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-08-10 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-08-10 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-02-17 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-06-05) |
| 1945-03-12 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-10-15 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-05-07 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-06-17 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General |
| 1948-06-30 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1946-08-07) |
| 1950-10-20 | General |
Service
| 1939-09-17 | – | 1941-01-28 | Deputy Director of Military Operations & Intelligence, Army Headquarters India |
| 1941-01-29 | – | 1941-09-15 | General Staff Officer 1, 10th Indian Division [Iraq] |
| 1942-01-01 | – | 1942-03-13 | Commanding Officer 20th Indian Brigade |
| 1942-07-02 | – | 1942-12-17 | Commanding Officer 16th Infantry Brigade [Sri Lanka] |
| 1943-01-25 | – | 1943-08-09 | Brigadier General Staff, IV Corps [Burma] |
| 1943-08-XX | – | 1945-03-12 | General Officer Commanding 23rd Indian Division [Burma] |
| 1945-03-12 | – | 1945-10-15 | General Officer Commanding XXXIV Indian Corps [Malaya] |
| 1945-12-03 | – | 1947-11-XX | Deputy Adjutant-General (A), War Office |
| 1948-01-01 | – | 1949-07-09 | General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District |
| 1949-07-09 | – | 1952-08-01 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command |
| 1952-06-27 | – | 1955-06-26 | Aide-de-Camp General to the Queen |
| 1952-07-11 | – | 1962-01-17 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers |
| 1952-08-11 | – | 1955-05-31 | Quartermaster-General to the Forces, War Office |
| 1955-06-29 | Retired |
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