The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Benson, Edward Riou
Major-General
* 4th of April 1903
† 17th of February 1985
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1941-03-07 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-06-07 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-10-01 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-10-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-04-01 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-04-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-04-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-03-29 | Colonel |
| 1951-01-10 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1951-07-28 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-03-07 | – | 1942-09-30 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1942-10-01 | – | 1942-12-06 | Brigadier General Staff, ? |
| 1942-12-07 | – | 1945-04-10 | Commanding Officer 76th Anti-Aircraft Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-04-11 | – | Commander Royal Artillery, 52nd Infantry Division | |
| – | 1946-05-26 | Commander Royal Artillery, 51st Infantry Division | |
| 1946-02-20 | – | 1946-06-26 | On mission to the USA |
| 1947-10-04 | – | 1948-03-14 | Deputy Commanding Officer British Troops Berlin |
| 1948-04-05 | – | 1950-12-09 | Deputy Director of Military Government, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1951-01-10 | – | 1953-10-20 | General Officer Commanding 4th Anti-Aircraft Group |
| 1953-12-06 | – | 1954-06-14 | Special employment |
| 1954-06-15 | – | 1957-06-15 | Chief of Staff, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1957-09-09 | Retired | ||
| 1960-12-15 | – | 1965-12-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |