The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Tyrrell, William Grant
Brigadier
* 6th of June 1882
† 18th of August 1961
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1919-06-03 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1920-06-27 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1920-08-11 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1921-05-11 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1921-07-12 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1929-01-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1933-01-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1923-06-03) |
| 1939-09-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-03-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-06-06 | Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1927-03-12 | – | 1927-06-30 | Commander Royal Engineers, Bombay District [India] |
| 1927-11-24 | – | 1930-09-23 | Staff Officer 1, Royal Engineers, Southern Command [India] |
| 1930-09-24 | – | 1932-12-31 | Commander Royal Engineers, Deccan District [India] |
| 1933-01-01 | – | 1933-11-15 | Half-pay |
| 1933-11-15 | – | 1937-XX-XX | Assistant Director of Transportation, War Office |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1941-XX-XX | Commandant of Railway Training Centre, Royal Engineers |
Picture source: From: "The Royal Engineers Journal", 1961, Vol. 55, No. 4