The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Edward Phillips

Phillips, Edward

Major-General

* 19th of December 1889

† 14th of May 1973

(Royal Army Medical Corps)

Promotions

1935-11-17 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-09-27 Colonel (Dated back to 1938-11-17)
1942-04-14 Acting Brigadier
1942-10-14 Temporary Brigadier
1944-11-10 Acting Major-General
1944-12-12 Major-General

Service

1935-XX-XX 1936-XX-XX Commanding Officer 4th Field Ambulance
1936-12-15 1937-XX-XX Commanding Officer British Military Hospital Jhansi
1937-11-03 1938-04-18 Officiating Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services, Eastern Command [India]
1938-04-18 1940-07-23 Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services, Eastern Command [India]
1940-XX-XX 1941-XX-XX Commanding Officer CBGH Poona
1941-09-25 1942-04-13 Assistant Director of Medical Services, 10th Indian Infantry Division
1942-05-14 1943-XX-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services, XIII Corps
1943-XX-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services, XXX Corps
1943-02-XX 1943-07-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services, 8th Army
1943-XX-XX 1944-XX-XX Deputy Director of Medical Services, 3rd Advance Base
1944-01-XX 1944-10-09 Deputy Director of Medical Services, 2nd Army [Northwestern Europe]
1944-11-10 1945-08-24 Director of Medical Services, 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe]
1945-08-25 1948-XX-XX Director of Medical Services, British Army of the Rhine [Germany]
1949-05-29 Retired
Picture source: NPG x169966, National Portrait Gallery, London