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Vereker Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Vereker, based on 21 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

21 records1937–194411 events6 places

Chronological biography

1937

Chief of General Staff1937

Warfare / Military · Viscount · Chief of of General Staff

Appointed Chief-of-Imperial General Staff

General1937

Warfare / Military · Viscount · General

Appointed General

1939

Commander in Chief1939

Warfare / Military · Viscount · Commander in Chief · London

Appointed Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander in Chief · London

Appointed Commander in Chief

British Expeditionary Force (BEF)9 September 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander in Chief

The 1st units of the BEF embark for France under Lord Gort

Invasion of France9 September 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander in Chief

The 1st units of the BEF embark for France under Lord Gort

1940

Inspector1940

Warfare / Military · Viscount · Inspector General

Appointed Inspector General

Inspector1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Inspector General

Appointed Inspector General

British Expeditionary Force (BEF)26 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander in Chief · Dunkirk

Receives orders to withdraw the BEF to Dunkirk

Operation Dynamo26 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander in Chief · Dunkirk

Receives orders to withdraw the BEF to Dunkirk

British Expeditionary Force (BEF)31 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander in Chief · Bastion

The Commander of the BEF follows Cabinet orders & returns to Britain

Evacuation31 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander in Chief · Bastion

The Commander of the BEF follows Cabinet orders & returns to Britain

1941

Commander in Chief1941

Warfare / Military · Viscount · Commander in Chief · Gibraltar

Appointed Commander in Chief of Gibraltar

Commander in Chief1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander in Chief · Gibraltar

Appointed Commander in Chief of Gibraltar

Governor1941

Government / Government of Great Britain · Viscount · Governor of Gibraltar · Gibraltar

Appointed Governor of Gibraltar

1942

Commander in Chief1942

Warfare / Military · Viscount · Commander in Chief · Malta

Appointed Commander in Chief of Malta

Commander in Chief1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander in Chief · Malta

Appointed Commander in Chief of Malta

1943

Field Marshal1943

Warfare / Military · Viscount · Field Marshal

Appointed Field Marshal

Field Marshal1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Field Marshal

Appointed Field Marshal

1944

High Commissioner1944

Warfare / Military · Viscount · High Commissioner · Palestine

Appointed High Commissioner of Palestine & Trans

High Commissioner1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · High Commissioner · Palestine

Appointed High Commissioner of Palestine & Trans

Titles and roles

Viscount · Chief of of General Staff · Viscount · Commander in Chief · Viscount · Field Marshal · Viscount · General · Viscount · Governor of Gibraltar · Viscount · High Commissioner · Viscount · Inspector 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.