The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Elmslie, Alexander Frederick Joseph
Major-General
* 31st of October 1905
† 13th of September 2005
(Royal Army Service Corps)
Promotions
| 1941-04-30 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-30 | War Substantive Major |
| 1941-07-30 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-01-29 | Major |
| 1942-10-24 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-07-16 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-11-02 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-01-16 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-01-16 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-05-02 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-04-02 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1945-07-15 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1945-09-04 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1946-01-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-03-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1947-03-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1948-05-11 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1948-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1949-02-09 | Colonel |
| 1951-01-22 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1953-10-31 | Brigadier |
| 1957-07-17 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1958-03-14 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-04-30 | – | 1942-01-25 | Assistant Director of Supplies & Transport, ? |
| 1942-01-26 | – | 1942-10-24 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, ? |
| 1942-11-15 | – | 1943-11-01 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1943-11-02 | – | 1945-02-16 | Commandant of ? Training Centre |
| 1945-04-03 | – | 1945-05-19 | Colonel (Q), ? |
| 1945-05-20 | – | 1945-07-01 | Colonel (A/Q), ? |
| 1945-07-16 | – | 1945-08-23 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, ? |
| 1945-09-04 | – | 1945-12-31 | Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport (P.L.), ? |
| 1946-01-01 | – | 1946-03-31 | Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport, ? |
| 1946-04-01 | – | 1947-03-07 | Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport, ? |
| 1947-08-25 | – | 1948-04-30 | Assistant Director of Supplies & Transport, War Office |
| 1948-05-11 | – | 1949-09-09 | Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport, Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1949-10-14 | – | 1950-12-11 | Colonel (A/Q), ? |
| 1951-01-22 | – | 1953-06-08 | Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport, Southern Command |
| 1953-06-29 | – | 1955-12-21 | Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport, War Office |
| 1956-02-XX | – | 1957-04-XX | Director of Supplies & Transport, Far East Land Forces |
| 1957-07-15 | – | 1960-03-21 | Inspector of the Royal Army Service Corps, War Office |
| 1960-04-18 | Retired | ||
| 1960-10-22 | – | 1965-07-15 | Honorary Colonel, Royal Army Service Corps, 43rd Infantry Division |
| 1964-10-11 | – | 1965-07-15 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Army Service Corps |
| 1965-07-15 | – | 1965-10-22 | Honorary Colonel, Royal Corps of Transport, 43rd Infantry Division |
| 1965-07-15 | – | 1969-10-11 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Corps of Transport |