The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Watson, Daril Gerard
General
* 17th of October 1888
† 1st of July 1967
(Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry)
Promotions
| 1931-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-04-13 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-05-25 | Local Brigadier |
| 1936-10-04 | Reverted to Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-12-03 | Local Brigadier |
| 1937-01-16 | Colonel (Dated back to 1935-01-01) |
| 1937-01-16 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-09-18 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-03-31 | Major-General (Dated back to 1940-11-04) |
| 1944-03-19 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-03-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-07-19 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-06-01) |
| 1946-08-17 | General |
Service
| 1930-03-29 | – | 1932-01-01 | Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1932-01-01 | – | 1934-04-13 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1934-04-13 | – | 1937-01-16 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| 1936-05-15 | – | 1936-10-04 | Acting Commanding Officer Ramzak Brigade [India] |
| 1936-12-03 | – | 1937-01-16 | Acting Commandant of Senior Officers' School Belgaum [India] |
| 1937-01-16 | – | 1939-06-30 | Commandant of Senior Officers' School Belgaum [India] |
| 1939-06-30 | – | 1939-10-25 | Brigadier General Staff, Eastern Command |
| 1939-10-25 | – | 1940-09-17 | Brigadier General Staff, III Corps [France] |
| 1940-09-18 | – | 1941-10-11 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division |
| 1941-10-13 | – | 1941-12-18 | Special employment [Middle East] |
| 1941-12-19 | – | 1942-06-15 | Director of Staff Duties, War Office |
| 1942-06-16 | – | 1942-12-06 | Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1942-12-07 | – | 1944-03-18 | Deputy Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1944-03-19 | – | 1946-04-01 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Western Command |
| 1946-02-12 | – | 1947-XX-XX | Quartermaster-General to the Forces, War Office |
| 1946-08-17 | – | 1947-08-19 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1947-01-17 | – | 1953-10-18 | Colonel, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| 1947-08-19 | Retired |
Picture source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205514233