The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Gordon Drummond Young

Young, Gordon Drummond

Major-General

* 25th of April 1896

† 27th of July 1964

Promotions

1940-01-01 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-04-01 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-05-28 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-08-04 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-10-15 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-08-23 Acting Colonel
1942-02-23 Temporary Colonel
1942-08-15 Acting Brigadier
1942-09-15 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1945-01-12 Colonel (Dated back to 1943-10-15)
1947-09-03 Acting Major-General
1948-07-02 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General (Dated back to 1948-05-20)

Service

1941-04-19 1941-08-22 Assistant Director of Ordnance Service, PaiForce
1941-XX-XX 1942-XX-XX Deputy Director of Ordnance Services (Engineering), 10th Army
1943-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering, Army Headquarters, India
1945-XX-XX 1947-XX-XX Brigadier, Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Southern Command, India
1947-09-03 Director of Mechanical Engineering, Supreme Commander's Headquarters India
1948-05-20 Retired