The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Whitfeld, Gerald Herbert Penn
Major-General
* 5th of March 1896
† 18th of February 1975
(Royal Ulster Rifles)
Promotions
| 1938-05-24 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-05-06 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-08-26 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-11-06 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-02-26 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-10-20 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-05-24) |
| 1943-11-09 | Local Major-General |
| 1944-06-17 | Relinquish the Local rank of Major-General |
| 1948-07-01 | Brigadier |
Service
| 1938-05-24 | – | 1940-05-05 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles [Palestine - France] |
| 1940-05-06 | – | 1940-06-20 | Assistant Adjutant-General, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-06-21 | – | 1940-08-24 | General Staff Officer 1, Ministry of Supply |
| 1940-08-26 | – | 1943-08-19 | Commanding Officer 136th Infantry Brigade |
| 1943-08-16 | – | 1943-11-09 | Commanding Officer 43rd Infantry Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1943-11-09 | – | 1944-06-17 | General Officer Commanding 40th Infantry Division (Skeleton) [Sicily] |
| 1944-06-17 | – | 1944-06-30 | Commanding Officer 43rd Infantry Brigade [Sicily] |
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1950-04-XX | Deputy District Officer Commanding Mid-West District |
| 1950-05-29 | Retired |