The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Reginald Laurence Scoones

Scoones, Reginald Laurence

Major-General

* 18th of December 1900

† 6th of October 1991

(Royal Tank Regiment)

Promotions

1941-07-04 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-07-25 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-09-07 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-11-15 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-05-15 Acting Colonel
1942-05-15 Acting Brigadier
1942-11-15 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-11-15 Temporary Colonel
1942-11-15 Temporary Brigadier
1943-06-04 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1943-11-17 Temporary Brigadier
1945-07-31 Colonel
1949-11-14 Brigadier
1950-05-09 Temporary Major-General
1951-03-01 Major-General

Service

1941-09-07 1942-05-14 General Staff Officer 1, War Office
1942-05-15 1943-04-13 Deputy Director of Military Training, War Office
1943-11-17 1945-03-15 Commanding Officer 254th Indian Tank Brigade [Burma]
1945-08-XX 1947-09-XX Deputy Director of Military Training, War Office
1947-XX-XX 1950-XX-XX Assistant General Officer Commanding Sudan Defence Force
1950-05-09 1954-11-30 General Officer Commanding Sudan Defence Force
1950-05-09 1954-11-30 General Officer Commanding British Troops in Sudan & Eritrea
1955-04-29 Retired
Picture source: NPG x164125, National Portrait Gallery, London