The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General John Francis Stanhope Duke Coleridge

Coleridge, John Francis Stanhope Duke

General

* 25th of April 1878

† 3rd of November 1951

(8th Gurkha Rifles)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1916-04-21 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-10-31 Temporary Brigadier-General
1918-11-27 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General
1919-01-01 Brevet Colonel
1920-06-30 Colonel
1925-03-19 Temporary Colonel on Staff
1925-03-20 Major-General
1932-12-24 Lieutenant-General
1936-06-06 General

Service

1916-04-21 1917-10-30 General Staff Officer 1, 11th Infantry Division [Egypt - France]
1917-10-31 1917-12-15 Commanding Officer 189th Infantry Brigade [France]
1917-12-16 1918-11-27 Commanding Officer 188th Infantry Brigade [France]
1919-11-16 1923-10-09 Deputy Director of Staff Duties, Army Headquarters India
1923-10-10 1925-11-05 Assistant Commandant of Staff College Quetta [India]
1925-11-06 1926-02-19 Unemployed
1926-01-29 1949-04-30 Colonel, 8th Gurkha Rifles
1926-02-20 1930-01-10 Military Secretary, India
1930-01-11 1930-09-30 District Officer Commanding Kohat District [India]
1930-10-01 1933-09-15 District Officer Commanding Peshawar District [India]
1932-11-04 1947-01-01 Colonel, 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
1933-10-19 1933-11-08 Unemployed
1933-11-09 1936-05-21 Secretary Military Department, India Office
1936-06-06 1940-06-06 Aide-de-Camp General to the King
1936-06-06 1940-06-06 General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Commanding [India]
1940-06-06 Retired
1941-01-25 1947-12-29 Honorary Colonel, 396th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Picture source: From: "History of the 8th Gurkha Rifles 1824-1949" by H.J. Huxford, 1952