The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Sidney Chevalier Kirkman

Kirkman, Sidney Chevalier

General

* 29th of July 1895

† 29th of October 1982

(Royal Artillery)

Nickname: Kirkie

Promotions

1940-06-04 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-09-04 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-03-23 Acting Colonel
1941-03-23 Acting Brigadier
1941-09-23 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-09-23 Temporary Colonel
1941-09-23 Temporary Brigadier
1943-04-14 Acting Major-General
1944-01-20 Acting Lieutenant-General
1944-03-12 Colonel
1944-04-14 Temporary Major-General
1944-12-26 Major-General
1945-01-20 Temporary Lieutenant-General
1947-08-22 General

Service

1940-XX-XX –1941-03-23 Commanding Officer 65th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
1941-03-23 – Commander Royal Artillery, 56th Infantry Division
1941-XX-XX Commander Corps Royal Artillery, I Corps
Commander Corps Royal Artillery, VII Corps
1941-06-01 –1942-09-05 Commander Corps Royal Artillery, XII Corps
1942-XX-XX Brigadier Royal Artillery, South Eastern Command
1942-09-06 –1943-02-18 Brigadier Royal Artillery, 8th Army [North Africa]
1943-02-18 –1943-04-13 Brigadier Royal Artillery, 18th Army Group [North Africa]
1943-04-14 –1943-09-14 General Officer Commanding 50th Infantry Division [North Africa - Sicily]
1943-09-22 –1944-01-19 General Officer Commanding 50th Infantry Division
1944-01-20 –1945-03-05 General Officer Commanding XIII Corps [Italy]
1945-03-19 –1945-06-09 General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command
1945-06-XX –1945-09-23 General Officer Commanding I Corps, Germany
1945-09-24 –1947-06-23 Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff
1947-06-24 –1950-06-24 Quartermaster-General to the Forces, War Office
1947-07-17 –1957-07-17 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery
1950-07-22 Retired
1954-XX-XX –1960-XX-XX General-Director Civil Defence
Picture source: NPG x20571, National Portrait Gallery, London