The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Vandeleur, John Ormsby Evelyn
Brigadier
* 14th of November 1903
† 4th of August 1988
(Irish Guards)
Nickname: Joe
Promotions
| 1941-02-21 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-05-21 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-05-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-11-15 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-11-15 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-05-15 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-05-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-05-15 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1947-05-02 | Colonel (Dated back to 1946-05-15) |
| Temporary Brigadier | |
| 1951-12-13 | Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1941-02-21 | – | 1941-11-30 | Commanding Officer Holding Battalion, Irish Guards |
| 1941-11-30 | – | 1944-11-14 | Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-11-15 | – | 1945-01-29 | Commanding Officer 129th Infantry Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-02-15 | – | 1945-07-09 | Commanding Officer 129th Infantry Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-07-08 | – | 1946-05-15 | Commanding Officer 32nd Infantry Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1948-12-XX | – | 1949-05-XX | Commanding Officer 133rd Infantry Brigade |
| 1949-05-XX | – | 1951-12-XX | Commanding Officer 47th Infantry Brigade |
| 1951-12-13 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley