The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Charlesworth, John Frankland
Brigadier
* 27th of March 1894
† 20th of September 1963
(Royal Signals)
Promotions
| 1939-09-03 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-30 | Reverted to Major |
| 1939-10-12 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-12-14 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-05-20 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-04-19 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-10-19 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-01-01 | Local Brigadier |
| 1942-05-11 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-11-11 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-06-30 | Colonel (Dated back to 1943-05-20) |
| Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1939-XX-XX | – | 1940-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Indian Divisional Signals |
| 1940-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 7th Indian Divisional Signals | ||
| 1941-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 8th Indian Division Signals | ||
| 1941-04-19 | – | 1942-02-01 | Chief Signal Officer, British Troops in Iraq |
| 1942-02-01 | – | 1943-10-26 | Chief Signal Officer, 10th Army |
| 1943-XX-XX | Chief Signal Officer, Indian Expeditionary Force | ||
| 1943-10-27 | – | 1944-11-12 | Chief Signal Officer, 11th Army Group [South-East Asia] |
| 1944-11-12 | – | 1945-01-08 | Chief Signal Officer, Allied Land Forces South-East Asia |
| 1945-04-16 | – | 1945-09-11 | Chief Signal Officer, Eastern Command [India] |
| 1946-XX-XX | – | 1946-09-XX | Chief Signal Officer, Central Command [India] |
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1947-08-15 | Chief Signal Officer, Northern Command [India] |
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Signal Officer in Chief Pakistan |
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Director of Signals, Pakistan |
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958