The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Atkins, Robert Ringrose Gelston
Brigadier
* 29th of April 1891
† 1969
(Royal Army Medical Corps)
Promotions
| 1937-04-22 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-06-17 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-12-17 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-10-06 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-04-06 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-07-02 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-02-08 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-04-27 | Colonel (Dated back to 1940-04-22) |
| 1943-07-18 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1945-04-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-02-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-08-12 | Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1937-XX-XX | – | 1939-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Military Hospital Tanglin Singapore |
| 1939-11-XX | – | 1940-02-XX | Commandant of 11th Depot & Training Establishment Royal Army Medical Services |
| 1940-02-XX | – | 1940-05-XX | President Standing Medical Board, Eastern Command |
| 1940-05-XX | – | 1940-06-XX | Commanding Officer 50th General Hospital |
| 1940-06-XX | – | 1940-08-XX | Commanding Officer 40th General Hospital |
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 3rd General Hospital |
| 1941-08-XX | – | 1941-10-XX | Assistant Director of Medical Services, 7th Armoured Division [Middle East] |
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1942-XX-XX | Deputy Director of Medical Services, XXX Corps [Middle East] |
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1943-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 9th General Hospital |
| 1943-02-XX | – | 1943-07-XX | Deputy Director of Medical Services ? [Middle East] |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | Assistant Director of Medical Services, Hants & Dorset District |
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Assistant Director of Medical Services, Northern Ireland District |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Deputy Director of Medical Services, Northern Ireland District |
| 1946-08-12 | Retired |