The Generals of WWII

Generals from South Africa Flag for South Africa
Portrait of Brigadier Clifford Ernest Borain

Borain

Clifford Ernest, Brigadier

(1892 – 1968)

1930
-
Commanding Officer Durban Light Infantry
1936
- 1940
Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General
 
- 1940
Commanding Officer 7th South African Brigade
1939
- 1940
Assistant Director of Infantry Training, Union Defence Forces
1940
- 1942
Commanding Officer 3rd South African Brigade, North Africa
1942
Wounded by a mine
 
Commanding Officer Port Elizabeth
 
Commandant of Cape Fortress
 
Chairman of the General Executive Committee, Directorate-General of Demobilization
1946
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Brian Conyngham