The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Thorne, Gordon Calthrop
Brigadier
* 3rd of March 1897
† 2nd of March 1942
(Royal Norfolk Regiment)
Promotions
| 1937-05-13 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-07-10 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-27 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-11-27 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-05-02 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1941-05-02 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
Service
| 1937-05-13 | – | 1939-08-19 | Commanding Officer Ceylon Defence Force |
| 1939-08-19 | – | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment | |
| 1940-11-27 | – | 1941-05-03 | Commanding Officer 145th Infantry Brigade |
| 1942-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment | ||
| 1942-02-XX | – | 1942-03-02 | Prisoner of War |
| 1942-03-02 | Escaped | ||
| 1942-03-02 | Lost at sea [Indian Ocean] |