The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Woolner, Christopher Geoffrey
Major-General
* 18th of October 1893
† 10th of January 1984
(Royal Engineers)
Nickname: Kit
Promotions
| 1933-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-09-22 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-08-16 | Colonel (Dated back 01.01.1936) |
| 1939-08-16 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1939-09-01 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1940-02-22 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-08-22 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-11-30 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-10-01 | Major-General |
Service
| 1936-09-22 | – | 1939-08-16 | Commanding Officer Royal Engineers Training Battalion Chatham |
| 1939-08-16 | – | 1939-09-01 | Deputy Commandant of School of Military Engineering |
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1940-02-21 | General Staff Officer 1, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-02-21 | – | 1940-11-08 | Commanding Officer 8th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1940-11-30 | – | 1943-03-03 | General Officer Commanding Sierra Leone Area |
| 1943-03-03 | – | 1944-08-04 | General Officer Commanding 81st West African Division [West Africa] |
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1946-12-31 | District Officer Commanding West Midlands District |
| 1947-01-01 | – | 1947-08-XX | General Officer Commanding 53rd Infantry Division |
| 1947-01-01 | – | 1947-08-XX | District Officer Commanding Mid-West District |
| 1947-11-18 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x186286, National Portrait Gallery, London