Commander of Archangel1918
Appointed to command the British forces at Archangel
Historical person
Ironside Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ironside, based on 15 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
15 records1918–194511 events3 places
Chronological biography
1918
Commander of Archangel1918
Appointed to command the British forces at Archangel
1920
Commander of North Persia1920
Appointed Commander of the Allied forces in North Persia
1928
Commander of Meerut District1928
Appointed Commander of the British forces in the Meerut District, India
1938
Commander of Middle East1938
Appointed Commander of the Middle East Forces
Governor1938
Appointed Governor General of Gibraltar
1939
Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS)1 September 1939
Appointed Chief of Imperial General Staff
Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS)1 September 1939
Appointed Chief of Imperial General Staff
1940
Commander of Home Defence1940
Appointed Commander of the Home Defence forces
Commander of Home Defence1940
Appointed Commander of the Home Defence forces
Field Marshal1940
Appointed Field Marshal
Field Marshal1940
Appointed Field Marshal
1941
Peerage1941
Created Baron Ironside, 1st
1945
Armament12 June 1945
Completes the plan for the defense of Britain
Defence12 June 1945
Draws a line from Edinburgh to the Medway & Bristol to London of ditches & "pillboxes"
Titles and roles
Baron · Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS) · Baron · Commander of Archangel · Baron · Commander of Home Defence · Baron · Commander of Meerut District · Baron · Commander of Middle East · Baron · Commander of North Persia · Baron · Field Marshal · Baron · General · Baron · Governor General
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.