The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General George William Symes

Symes, George William

Major-General

* 12th of January 1896

† 26th of August 1980

(York & Lancaster Regiment)

Promotions

1939-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-04-13 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-07-13 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-11-30 Acting Colonel
1940-11-30 Acting Brigadier
1941-05-30 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-05-30 Temporary Colonel
1941-05-30 Temporary Brigadier
1942-01-01 Colonel
1942-02-11 Acting Major-General
1943-02-11 Temporary Major-General
1944-04-11 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General
1944-04-11 Relinquish the Temporary Brigadier
1944-05-20 Temporary Brigadier
1944-12-03 Temporary Major-General
1945-02-18 Major-General (Dated back to 1944-07-05)
1945-08-29 Acting Lieutenant-General
1945-12-08 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-09-06 1940-04-06 General Staff Officer 2, Bombay District [India]
1940-04-13 1940-11-29 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1940-11-30 1941-06-26 Commanding Officer 8th Infantry Brigade
1941-06-27 1942-02-10 Brigadier General Staff, Eastern Command
1942-02-18 1943-10-25 General Officer Commanding 70th Infantry Division [Middle East - India]
1943-10-25 1944-04-11 Deputy General Officer Special Force The Chindits [India - Burma]
1944-05-20 1944-11-XX Deputy General Officer Commanding Line of Communication, 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe]
1944-11-15 1945-06-01 General Officer Commanding Line of Communication, South-East Asia Command
1945-06-01 1946-01-01 District Officer Commanding South Burma District
1945-08-29 1945-12-08 Acting General Officer Commanding Burma Command
1946-03-XX 1948-12-XX District Officer Commanding South-West District
1946-03-20 1949-01-01 Colonel, York & Lancaster Regiment
1947-01-01 1948-12-XX General Officer Commanding 43rd Infantry Division
1949-04-09 Retired
Picture source: NPG x185576, National Portrait Gallery, London