The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Robertson, James Alexander Rowland
Major-General
* 23rd of March 1910
† 11th of February 2004
(6th Gurkha Rifles)
(Indian Army)
Nickname: Jim
Promotions
| 1944-02-13 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-05-13 | War Substantive Major |
| 1944-05-13 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-07-09 | Acting Colonel |
| 1945-07-09 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1946-01-09 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1946-01-09 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1946-01-09 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-07-01 | Major |
| 1947-06-09 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1947-11-12 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1948-11-15 | Local Brigadier |
| 1949-11-29 | Relinquish the Local rank of Brigadier |
| 1950-04-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1952-11-06 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1954-01-07 | Colonel (Dated back to 1953-01-07) |
| 1955-02-04 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1958-04-03 | Local Major-General |
| 1958-05-08 | Brigadier |
| 1958-08-31 | Major-General |
Service
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles |
| 1945-07-09 | – | 1947-06-09 | Commanding Officer 48th Indian Infantry Brigade [Burma] |
| 1947-XX-XX | Instructor at Staff College Quetta [India] | ||
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles |
| General Staff Officer 1, Gurkha Planning Staff | |||
| 1948-06-01 | – | 1949-11-29 | General Staff Officer 1, Malaya Command |
| 1948-11-15 | – | 1949-11-29 | Brigadier General Staff, Malaya Command |
| 1950-01-16 | – | 1952-11-04 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1952-11-06 | – | 1954-11-28 | Colonel General Staff, I Corps [Germany] |
| 1955-05-04 | – | 1957-11-30 | Commanding Officer 51st Independent Brigade |
| 1958-05-04 | – | 1961-01-31 | General Officer Commanding 17th Gurkha Division, Overseas Commonwealth Land Forces |
| 1958-05-04 | – | 1961-01-31 | Major-General Brigade of Gurkhas |
| 1961-05-28 | – | 1963-05-05 | General Officer Commanding Middle East Land Forces |
| 1961-08-01 | – | 1969-04-30 | Colonel, 6th Gurkha Rifles |
| 1963-05-13 | – | 1964-XX-XX | Gurkha Liaison Officer, War Office |
| 1964-02-04 | Retired |
Picture source: https://www.6thgurkhas.org/the-regiment/colonels-of-the-regiment-2/