The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Beck
Edward Archibald, Major-General
(1880 – 1974) (The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry)
1918
- 1919
General Staff Officer 1, 41st Infantry Division [Italy - France]
1920
- 1921
Brigade Major ?
1921
General Staff Officer 2 ?
1921
General Staff Officer 1 ?
1921
- 1923
General Staff Officer 2 ?
1923
- 1925
General Staff Officer 1, War Office
1925
- 1929
Chief Instructor at Small Arms School Sheerness
1929
- 1932
Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
1932
- 1933
Instructor at Senior Officer's School Sherness
1933
- 1935
General Staff Officer 1, Scottish Command
1935
- 1936
Commanding Officer 2nd Infantry Brigade
1935
- 1936
Aide-de-Camp to the King
1936
- 1938
Half-pay
1938
- 1940
Director of Personnel Services, War Office
1940
General Officer Commanding 9th Infantry Division
1940
Retired
1940
- 1945
Commander Pertshire Home Guard
1942
- 1948
Honorary Colonel, 4th/5th Battalion Royal Scotts Fusiliers
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley