The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Petre, Roderic Loraine
Major-General
* 28th of November 1887
† 21st of July 1971
(Dorsetshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1929-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1932-06-13 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-03-16 | Colonel (Dated back to 1932-01-01) |
| 1935-06-09 | Local Brigadier |
| 1935-09-16 | Relinquish the Local rank of Brigadier |
| 1936-07-06 | Local Brigadier |
| 1936-10-10 | Relinquish the Local rank of Brigadier |
| 1937-07-04 | Local Brigadier |
| 1937-10-09 | Relinquish the Local rank of Brigadier |
| 1938-05-07 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1939-08-25 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-06-26) |
Service
| 1932-06-13 | – | 1935-03-15 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment |
| 1935-03-16 | – | 1938-05-06 | General Staff Officer 1, Sudan Defence Force |
| 1935-06-09 | – | 1935-09-16 | Acting Commandant of Sudan Defence Force |
| 1936-07-06 | – | 1936-10-10 | Acting Commanding Officer British Troops in the Sudan |
| 1937-07-04 | – | 1937-10-09 | Acting Commanding Officer British Troops in the Sudan |
| 1938-05-07 | – | 1939-08-24 | Commandant of the Senior Officers' School Sheerness |
| 1939-08-25 | – | 1940-05-20 | General Officer Commanding 12th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding Petreforce [France] | ||
| 1940-06-11 | – | 1940-06-18 | General Officer Commanding 12th Infantry Division |
| 1940-06-18 | – | 1941-10-08 | General Officer Commanding 48th Infantry Division |
| 1941-12-01 | – | 1942-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Durham & North Riding Coastal Area |
| 1942-XX-XX | Acting General Officer Commanding IX Corps | ||
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | District Officer Commanding South Midland District |
| 1944-04-21 | – | 1944-06-06 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command |
| 1944-11-27 | Retired |
Picture source: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/TWI/TWI-40-08-09.pdf