The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Whitfield, John Yeldham
Major-General
* 11th of October 1899
† 23rd of September 1971
(Queen's Royal Regiment)
Promotions
| 1940-06-27 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-09-27 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-10-11 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-10-11 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-03-22 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-03-22 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1942-03-22 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-05-05 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-01-22 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-01-22 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-02-10 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-02-10 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-02-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-07-26 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-07-26 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1945-07-26 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-12-31 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-07-26 |
Service
| 1941-10-11 | – | 1942-03-22 | Brigadier General Staff, West Africa Command |
| 1942-05-05 | – | 1944-01-22 | Commanding Officer 2nd/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment [Iraq - Palestine - North Africa] |
| 1943-10-10 | – | 1943-10-16 | Acting Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1943-11-13 | – | 1943-11-28 | Acting Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1944-01-08 | – | 1944-01-21 | Acting Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1944-01-22 | – | 1944-04-29 | Commanding Officer 15th Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1944-04-19 | – | 1944-04-21 | Commanding Officer 17th Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1944-05-06 | – | 1944-07-02 | Commanding Officer 15th Infantry Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1944-XX-XX | Brigadier General Staff, V Corps [Italy] | ||
| 1944-07-25 | – | 1945-07-03 | General Officer Commanding 56th Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1945-08-07 | – | 1946-09-XX | General Officer Commanding 56th Infantry Division |
| 1946-10-XX | – | 1948-01-XX | General Officer Commanding 50th Infantry Division |
| 1946-10-XX | – | 1948-01-XX | District Officer Commanding Northumbrian District |
| 1948-01-XX | – | 1951-01-25 | Chief of Staff, Northern Command |
| 1951-02-22 | Retired | ||
| 1951-04-02 | Recalled | ||
| 1951-04-02 | – | 1952-03-01 | Special Employment |
| 1952-03-01 | – | 1955-03-01 | Inspector of Recruiting, War Office |
| 1954-09-28 | – | 1959-10-14 | Colonel, Queen's Royal Regiment |
| 1955-03-01 | Retired |
Picture source: https://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/personalities/whitfield/whitfield.shtml