The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General John Conyers D'Arcy

D'Arcy, John Conyers

Lieutenant-General

* 12th of February 1894

† 1st of February 1966

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1940-04-19 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-07-19 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-05-26 Acting Colonel
1941-05-26 Acting Brigadier
1941-09-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-11-26 Temporary Colonel
1941-11-26 Temporary Brigadier
1942-09-09 Acting Major-General
1943-09-09 War Substantive Colonel
1944-03-12 Colonel (Dated back to 1943-09-09)
1944-09-09 Temporary Major-General
1944-11-05 Major-General
1945-11-06 Acting Lieutenant-General
1946-09-13 Granted the Honorary rank of Lieutenant-General

Service

1940-04-19 1941-05-25 Commanding Officer 69th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
1941-05-26 1942-06-12 Commanding Officer 9th Support Group
1942-08-12 1942-09-08 Acting General Officer Commanding 9th Armoured Division
1942-09-08 1944-07-31 General Officer Commanding 9th Armoured Division
1943-XX-XX Acting General Officer Commanding II Corps
1944-11-05 1946-04-XX General Officer Commanding British Troops in Palestine & Trans-Jordan
1946-09-16 Retired
Picture source: NPG x164687, National Portrait Gallery, London