The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Templer, Gerald Walter Robert
Field Marshal
* 11th of September 1898
† 25th of October 1978
(Loyal Regiment)
Promotions
| 1938-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-12-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-04 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-11-04 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-05-04 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-05-04 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-05-04 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-10-06 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-07-01) |
| 1942-04-10 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-09-14 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-04-10 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-07-29 | Reverted to Temporary Major-General |
| 1944-12-05 | Reverted to Local Major-General |
| 1945-04-17 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-05-30) |
| 1948-02-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1948-04-05 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1946-08-01) |
| 1950-06-04 | General |
| 1956-11-27 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1938-10-15 | – | 1939-08-31 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1940-06-27 | General Staff Officer 1, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-XX-XX | General Staff Officer 1, Macforce [France] | ||
| 1940-07-XX | – | 1940-11-04 | Commanding Officer 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment |
| 1940-11-04 | – | 1941-05-11 | Commanding Officer 210th Independent Brigade |
| 1941-05-12 | – | 1942-04-09 | Brigadier General Staff, V Corps |
| 1942-04-10 | – | 1942-09-14 | General Officer Commanding 47th Infantry Division |
| 1942-09-14 | – | 1943-04-XX | General Officer Commanding II Corps |
| 1943-04-XX | – | 1943-07-29 | General Officer Commanding XI Corps |
| 1943-07-30 | – | 1943-10-14 | General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division [North Africa] |
| 1943-10-15 | – | 1944-07-25 | General Officer Commanding 56th Infantry Division [Italy - North Africa] |
| 1944-02-18 | – | 1944-04-23 | Temporary General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1944-07-24 | – | 1944-08-05 | General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division [Italy] |
| 1944-08-05 | Wounded | ||
| 1945-03-17 | – | 1946-03-31 | Director of Civil Affairs, Military Government, British Zone in Germany |
| 1946-04-01 | – | 1948-01-07 | Director of Military Intelligence, War Office |
| 1946-06-23 | – | 1960-01-23 | Colonel, Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| 1948-02-01 | – | 1950-02-17 | Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1950-02-18 | – | 1952-02-04 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1951-08-30 | – | 1954-08-29 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1952-02-05 | – | 1954-10-31 | High Commissioner of Malaya |
| 1952-02-05 | – | 1954-10-31 | Director of Operations Malaya |
| 1954-09-02 | – | 1959-09-02 | Colonel-Commandant, Federation Regiment, Malayan Army |
| 1955-09-29 | – | 1958-09-28 | Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1956-05-25 | – | 1964-09-11 | Colonel, 7th Gurkha Rifles |
| 1962-12-05 | – | 1969-03-29 | Colonel, Royal Horse Guards |
| 1965-08-01 | – | 1970-08-01 | Constable of the Tower of London |
| 1967-04-01 | – | 1974-04-24 | Honorary Colonel, London Irish Rifles Company, North Irish Militia |
| 1969-03-29 | – | 1979-12-17 | Colonel, The Blues & Royals (Royal Horse Guards & 1st Dragoons) |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley