The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Gerald Herbert Penn Whitfeld

Whitfeld, Gerald Herbert Penn

Major-General

* 5th of March 1896

† 18th of February 1975

(Royal Ulster Rifles)

Promotions

1938-05-24 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-05-06 Acting Colonel
1940-08-26 Acting Brigadier
1940-11-06 Temporary Colonel
1941-02-26 Temporary Brigadier
1943-10-20 Colonel (Dated back to 1941-05-24)
1943-11-09 Local Major-General
1944-06-17 Relinquish the Local rank of Major-General
1948-07-01 Brigadier

Service

1938-05-24 1940-05-05 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles [Palestine - France]
1940-05-06 1940-06-20 Assistant Adjutant-General, British Expeditionary Force [France]
1940-06-21 1940-08-24 General Staff Officer 1, Ministry of Supply
1940-08-26 1943-08-19 Commanding Officer 136th Infantry Brigade
1943-08-16 1943-11-09 Commanding Officer 43rd Infantry Brigade [North Africa]
1943-11-09 1944-06-17 General Officer Commanding 40th Infantry Division (Skeleton) [Sicily]
1944-06-17 1944-06-30 Commanding Officer 43rd Infantry Brigade [Sicily]
1947-XX-XX 1950-04-XX Deputy District Officer Commanding Mid-West District
1950-05-29 Retired