The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Young, Peter
Brigadier
* 28th of July 1915
† 13th of September 1988
(Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1943-08-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-11-01 | War Substantive Major |
| 1943-11-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-10-06 | Acting Colonel |
| 1945-04-06 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-04-06 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-06-19 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-08-26 | Captain |
| 1945-12-19 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-01-04 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-03-06 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1948-11-18 | Relinquish the War Substantive rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1953-04-24 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1956-02-28 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1959-07-17 | Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 3rd Commando |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Commando Brigade |
| 1951-11-09 | – | 1952-03-08 | General Staff Officer, 2nd grade, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1953-XX-XX | – | 1956-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 9th Regiment, Arab Legion [Jordan] |
| 1956-07-03 | – | 1956-09-29 | Instructor at School of Amphibious Warfare |
| 1959-07-17 | Retired |
Picture source: http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/9667-7/Peter+Young+DSO+MC.jpg