The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Gairdner
Sir Charles Henry, General
(1898 – 1983)
1937
- 1940
Commanding Officer 10th Royal Hussars
1940
- 1941
General Staff Officer 1 7th Amoured Division, North Africa
1941
Brigadier Amoured Fighting Vehicles Middle East Command
1941
Deputy Director of Plans Middle East Command
1941
- 1942
General Officer Commanding 6th Amoured Division, North Africa
1942
Commandant of Staff School Haifa, Palestine
1942
- 1943
General Officer Commanding 8th Amoured Division, North Africa
1943
Chief of Staff 15th Army Group, Italy
1943
- 1945
Director of Amoured Fighting Vehicles, Army Headquarters India
1945
- 1946
Head British Liaison Mission to Japan
1945
- 1948
British Representative to General MacArthur
1949
Retired
1951
- 1963
Governor of State of Western Australia
1963
- 1968
Governor of Tasmania
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley