The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Charles Kenneth Thursby-Pelham

Thursby-Pelham, Charles Kenneth

Brigadier

* 20th of October 1893

† 14th of January 1959

(Royal Signals)

Promotions

1939-07-31 Local Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-02-06 Acting Colonel
1941-08-06 Temporary Colonel
1942-09-01 Acting Brigadier
1943-03-01 Temporary
1943-06-30 Colonel (Dated back to 1942-08-01)
1943-08-10 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1943-12-11 Temporary Brigadier
1947-02-16 Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1939-06-15 1941-02-04 Special employed
1940-XX-XX Commanding Officer 10th Corps Signals
1940-XX-XX Commanding Officer General Headquarters Home Forces Signals
1940-XX-XX Chief Signal Officer, V Corps
1942-XX-XX Chief Signal Officer, Headquarters Combined Operations
1942-09-01 1943-07-25 Chief Signal Officer, 1st Army [North Africa]
1943-12-11 1945-01-31 Deputy Signal Officer in Chief, 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe]
1945-02-01 1946-12-XX Chief Signal Officer, Southern Command
1947-02-16 Retired