The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Benjamin James Daunt

Daunt, Benjamin James

Brigadier

* 7th of November 1892

† 12th of May 1958

Promotions

1940-08-11 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-08-30 Reverted to Major
1940-09-15 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-12-15 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-10-06 Acting Colonel
1942-04-06 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-04-06 Temporary Colonel
1942-10-20 Reverted to War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-02-06 Temporary Colonel
1943-04-17 Lieutenant-Colonel (Dated back to 1940-09-15)
1945-06-19 Acting Brigadier
1945-12-19 Temporary Brigadier
1947-06-15 Colonel (Dated back to 1946-04-17)
1950-01-02 Reverted to Colonel
1956-01-09 Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1940-08-XX 1940-09-XX Assistant Director of Medical Services British Somaliland
1940-XX-XX 1941-XX-XX Commanding Officer 2/3rd Cavalry Field Ambulance
1941-XX-XX 1942-XX-XX Assistant Director of Medical Services 7th Armoured Division, Middle East
1943-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Assistant Director of Medical Services Guards Armoured Division
1945-01-XX 1945-06-XX Commanding Officer 23rd General Hospital
1945-XX-XX 1946-XX-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services VIII Corps
1946-XX-XX 1947-XX-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services Malaya Command
1947-XX-XX 1948-XX-XX Commandant of Depot & Training Establishment Royal Army Medical College
1948-XX-XX 1949-XX-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services West Africa Command
1950-XX-XX 1953-XX-XX Assistant Director of Medical Services London District
1953-XX-XX 1955-XX-XX Assistant Director of Medical Services Highland District
1956-01-09 Retired