The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Bertram Norman Sergison- Brooke

Brooke, Bertram Norman Sergison-

Lieutenant-General

* 20th of July 1880

† 26th of March 1967

(Grenadier Guards)

Nickname: Boy

Nickname: Bertie

Promotions

1916-02-09 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1916-09-14 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-08-22 Temporary Brigadier-General
1918-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1919-03-18 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General
1919-06-03 Lieutenant-Colonel
1923-09-01 Colonel (Dated back to 1922-01-01)
1927-04-06 Temporary Colonel-Commandant
1927-12-19 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel-Commandant
1928-04-01 Temporary Colonel-Commandant
1928-06-01 Temporary Brigadier
1934-04-01 Major-General
1938-10-25 Local Lieutenant-General
1939-02-25 Granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-General

Service

1916-02-09 1916-09-14 Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards [France]
1916-09-14 Wounded
1917-08-22 1919-03-18 Commanding Officer 2nd Guards Brigade [France]
1919-06-03 1923-09-01 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
1923-06-03 1923-09-01 Half-pay
1923-09-01 1927-04-05 Commanding Officer Grenadier Guards & Regimental District
1927-04-06 1927-12-19 Commanding Officer 15th Independent Infantry Brigade [China]
1927-12-20 1928-04-01 Half-pay
1928-04-01 1931-10-18 Commanding Officer 1st Guards Brigade
1931-11-12 1934-07-02 Brigadier General Staff, Eastern Command [India]
1933-02-18 1934-03-31 Aide-de-Camp to the King
1934-12-01 1938-10-25 District Officer Commanding London District
1938-10-25 1939-02-25 Member of the Expert Committee on Indian Defence
1939-02-25 Retired
1939-10-18 Recalled
1939-10-18 1942-05-31 District Officer Commanding London District
1939-10-18 1942-05-31 Major-General Commanding Brigades of Guards
1942-07-13 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley