The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General George Arthur Thomas

Thomas, George Arthur

Major-General

* 2nd of May 1906

† 3rd of July 1992

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1941-10-15 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-01-15 War Substantive Major
1942-01-15 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-06-14 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-09-06 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-07-28 Acting Colonel
1944-07-28 Acting Brigadier
1945-01-26 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1945-01-26 Temporary Colonel
1945-01-26 Temporary Brigadier
1945-09-06 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1945-09-06 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1947-01-10 Temporary Colonel
1947-01-10 Temporary Brigadier
1949-04-05 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1949-06-14 Lieutenant-Colonel
1950-03-16 Colonel
1951-04-09 Temporary Brigadier
1954-01-11 Brigadier
1958-05-24 Temporary Major-General
1958-09-12 Major-General

Service

1941-10-15 1942-06-14 Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, ?
1942-09-06 1943-04-24 Commanding Officer 17th Field Regiment Royal Artillery [North Africa]
1943-04-25 1944-07-25 General Staff Officer 1, 4th Infantry Division [Italy]
1944-07-28 1944-09-14 Brigadier General Staff (Plans), 8th Army [Italy]
1944-09-15 1945-02-17 Brigadier General Staff (Operations & Plans), 8th Army [Italy]
1945-07-21 1945-09-06 Commander Royal Artillery, ?
1945-XX-XX Commanding Officer 138th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
Commanding Officer 17th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
1946-XX-XX Commanding Officer 7th Royal Horse Artillery
1947-01-10 1949-02-05 Commander Royal Artillery, 16th Airborne Division
1949-04-05 1951-04-08 Chief Instructor at the School of Artillery
1951-04-09 1951-12-03 Brigadier General Staff, Southern Command
1953-01-05 1954-12-27 Deputy Director of Personnel Service (B), War Office
1954-12-28 1956-11-29 Brigadier-General Staff (Staff Duties & Training), Middle East Land Forces
1956-04-19 1958-05-11 Aide-de-Camp to the Queen
1956-11-30 1957-11-29 Brigadier General Staff, Middle East Land Forces
1958-05-24 1960-03-30 Chief of Staff, Northern Command
1960-06-07 1962-06-01 Chief of Staff, Far East Land Forces
1962-08-26 Retired