The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Timmis, Cecil William Murray
Brigadier
* 24th of January 1904
† 1981
(Royal Tank Corps)
Promotions
| 1941-09-22 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-12-22 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-03-07 | Acting Colonel |
| 1945-03-07 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-09-07 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-09-07 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-09-07 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-01-26 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1946-03-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-12-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1948-10-12 | Colonel (Dated back to 1948-09-07) |
| 1950-07-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1950-09-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1953-01-01 | Brigadier |
Service
| 1941-09-22 | – | 1942-12-05 | General Staff Officer 1, Armoured Fighting Vehicles Sub-Committee |
| 1942-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 51st Royal Tank Regiment | ||
| 1943-09-06 | – | 1945-03-06 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1945-03-07 | – | 1945-09-30 | Brigadier Armoured Fighting Vehicles, 8th Army |
| 1945-10-01 | – | 1946-03-31 | Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, Allied Force Headquarters |
| 1946-04-01 | – | 1946-06-09 | General Staff Officer 1, Royal Armoured Corps, Central Mediterranean Force |
| 1946-06-10 | – | 1946-10-19 | Colonel General Staff, ? |
| 1946-12-01 | – | 1949-01-12 | Deputy Director of Royal Armoured Corps, War Office |
| 1948-09-01 | – | 1948-09-30 | Acting Director of Royal Armoured Corps, War Office |
| 1949-02-01 | – | 1950-05-31 | Commanding Officer ? |
| 1950-09-15 | – | 1954-01-27 | Commanding Officer 20th Armoured Brigade |
| 1954-02-15 | – | 1954-11-07 | Chief of Staff, Amphibious Warfare Headquarters |
| 1954-11-22 | – | 1955-06-08 | Director of Fighting Vehicles Examining, Ministry of Supply |
| 1955-06-08 | – | Director of Fighting Vehicles (Co-ordination), Ministry of Supply | |
| 1956-06-11 | Retired |