The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Taylor, George Brian Ogilvie
Major-General
* 15th of April 1887
† 2nd of September 1973
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1926-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1929-03-08 | Local Colonel |
| 1930-07-10 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-08-17 | Relinquish the Local rank of Colonel |
| 1934-07-10 | Colonel (Dated back to 1930-07-01) |
| 1937-10-09 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1939-06-21 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-01-05) |
Service
| 1926-11-14 | – | 1929-03-07 | Chief Instructor at School of Military Engineering Chatham |
| 1929-03-08 | – | 1931-08-17 | Chief Engineer, Iraq |
| 1934-07-10 | – | 1935-06-20 | Half-pay |
| 1935-06-21 | – | 1937-10-08 | Assistant Director of Fortifications & Works, War Office |
| 1937-10-09 | – | 1939-02-16 | Chief Engineer, Northern Command |
| 1939-02-17 | – | 1939-06-20 | Special Employment |
| 1939-06-21 | – | 1940-06-23 | Director of Fortifications & Works, War Office |
| 1940-06-23 | – | 1940-08-29 | Inspector-General of Fortifications, War Office |
| 1940-08-29 | – | 1942-XX-XX | Director of Bomb Disposal, Home Forces |
| 1942-05-XX | – | 1942-09-XX | Major-General Royal Engineers, Persia & Iraq Command |
| 1942-09-XX | – | 1943-07-12 | Engineer-in-Chief, Persia & Iraq Command |
| 1943-07-12 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x26693, National Portrait Gallery, London