The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Edward de Lorentz Young

Young, Edward de Lorentz

Brigadier

* 10th of February 1882

† 28th of January 1959

(Royal Engineers)

Promotions

1917-06-03 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-12-14 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-07-25 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-07-27 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1919-05-16 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1920-11-13 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1925-12-31 Lieutenant-Colonel
1928-12-13 Colonel (Dated back to 1921-06-03)
1933-01-18 Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier
1941-10-22 Regranted the Honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1917-12-14 1918-07-25 Assistant Director of Works, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force
1918-07-27 1919-05-XX Commander Royal Engineers, Dunsterforce [Persia]
1919-05-XX 1919-XX-XX Assistant Director of Works, ?
1919-XX-XX 1920-XX-XX Assistant Commander Royal Engineers, Peshawar District [India]
1920-XX-XX 1922-02-XX District Officer, Royal Engineers, Hereford District
1922-02-XX 1926-04-XX Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, Southern Command
1927-XX-XX Commander Royal Engineers, Bombay District [India]
1927-XX-XX Officiating Deputy Engineer-in-Chief (Works), Army Headquarters India
1927-11-25 1928-12-12 Commander Royal Engineers, Peshawar District [India]
1928-12-13 1932-12-13 Chief Engineer, Northern Command [India]
1933-01-18 Retired
1939-09-19 Recalled
1939-09-19 Deputy Chief Engineer, Aldershot Area
1941-10-22 Retired