The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Spears, Edward Louis
Major-General
* 7th of August 1886
† 27th of January 1974
(11th Hussars)
Promotions
| 1917-05-02 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-01-22 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1920-06-30 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1920-06-30 | Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1922-03-01 | Colonel |
| 1940-05-26 | Local Major-General |
| 1944-12-15 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1917-05-02 | – | 1918-01-21 | Generals Staff Officer 1 (Liaison Officer), British Armies in France |
| 1918-01-22 | – | 1920-06-30 | Brigadier-General General Staff, British Military Mission to France |
| 1920-06-30 | Retired | ||
| 1940-05-26 | Recalled | ||
| 1940-05-26 | – | 1940-06-XX | Prime Minster's representative with French Prime Minister |
| 1940-06-28 | – | 1942-02-09 | Head of British Military Mission No. 20 to the Free French |
| 1942-02-09 | – | 1944-12-05 | Minister Plenipotentiary to Lebanon & Syria |
| 1944-12-15 | Retired |
Picture source: From: "Assignment to Catastrophe - The Fall of France" by E.L. Spears, 1954