The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Thorpe, Gervase
Major-General
* 10th of October 1877
† 4th of October 1962
(Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)
Promotions
| 1916-06-14 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-06-07 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1919-01-16 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1919-05-12 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-06-03 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1919-08-16 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1920-01-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1920-08-31 | Colonel |
| 1925-11-17 | Temporary Colonel on Staff |
| 1927-11-01 | Colonel-Commandant |
| 1928-06-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1931-03-01 | Major-General |
Service
| 1916-06-14 | – | 1917-10-20 | General Staff Officer 1, 46th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1917-10-21 | – | 1918-06-06 | General Staff Officer 1, 3rd Army [France] |
| 1918-06-07 | – | 1919-01-16 | Commanding Officer 17th Infantry Brigade [Brance] |
| 1919-05-12 | – | 1919-08-16 | Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, Black Watch |
| 1920-01-19 | – | 1923-04-24 | Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1923-04-25 | – | 1925-11-16 | Commanding Officer 154th Infantry Brigade |
| 1925-11-17 | – | 1927-10-31 | Colonel General Staff, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1927-11-01 | – | 1931-05-31 | Commanding Officer 3rd Infantry Brigade |
| 1931-06-01 | – | 1931-12-07 | Half-pay |
| 1931-12-07 | – | 1935-08-24 | Deputy Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters India |
| 1935-06-01 | – | 1939-06-01 | General Officer Commanding 53rd Infantry Division |
| 1937-07-08 | – | 1945-10-01 | Colonel, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders |
| 1939-06-01 | Retired | ||
| 1940-02-28 | Recalled | ||
| 1940-02-28 | – | Base Commander Cherbourg [France] | |
| 1941-XX-XX | Retired |