The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Cyril Brudenell Bingham White

White, Cyril Brudenell Bingham

General

* 23rd of September 1876

† 13th of August 1940

Promotions

1914-08-14 Lieutenant-Colonel
1915-12-01 Colonel
1920-01-01 Major-General
1939-08-17 Granted the Honorary rank of Lieutenant-General

Service

1912-01-01 1914-08-14 Director of Military Operations, Army Headquarters
1914-08-15 1915-09-30 General Staff Officer 1, 1st Australian Infantry Division, Australian Imperial Force
1915-10-01 1918-05-31 Brigadier General Staff, Australian & New Zealand Army Corps [Egypt - France]
1917-06-03 1919-12-31 Aide-de-Camp to the King
1918-06-01 1919-01-05 Major-General General Staff, 5th British Army [France]
1919-01-05 1919-04-18 Chief of Staff, Australian Imperial Force
1920-06-01 1923-06-10 Chief of the General Staff
1920-06-01 1923-06-10 First Military Member of the Military Board
1920-11-12 1923-06-10 Military Member of the Air Council
1923-06-11 Retired
1924-03-31 1940-08-13 Honorary Colonel, 12th Infantry Battalion
1940-03-18 Recalled
1940-03-18 1940-08-13 Chief of the General Staff
1940-03-18 1940-08-13 First Military Member of the Military Board
1940-03-18 1940-08-13 Chief of the Australian Section, Imperial General Staff
1940-08-13 Killed in an air crash
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley