The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Franklyn, Harold Edmund
General
* 28th of November 1885
† 31st of March 1963
(Green Howards)
Promotions
| 1925-08-20 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1925-08-31 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1928-08-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-05-10 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-07-22 | Local Brigadier |
| 1930-11-04 | Relinquish the Local rank of Brigadier |
| 1933-11-28 | Colonel (Dated back to 1929-08-20) |
| 1935-03-28 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1936-12-22 | Local Major-General |
| 1938-01-29 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-01-01) |
| 1940-07-19 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1941-07-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1941-09-10 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1941-08-06) |
| 1943-07-23 | General |
Service
| 1925-08-31 | – | 1928-08-31 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1930-05-10 | – | 1933-11-28 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment |
| 1930-07-22 | – | 1930-11-04 | Inspector-General of West Indian Local Forces |
| 1930-07-22 | – | 1930-11-04 | Commanding Officer Troops Jamaica |
| 1933-11-28 | – | 1935-03-27 | General Staff Officer 1 Sudan Defence Force |
| 1935-03-28 | – | 1938-12-10 | General Officer Commanding Sudan Sudan Defence Force |
| 1938-08-21 | – | 1949-10-21 | Colonel, Green Howards |
| 1938-12-20 | – | 1940-07-19 | General Officer Commanding 5th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-07-19 | – | 1941-05-18 | General Officer Commanding VIII Corps |
| 1941-05-19 | – | 1943-07-28 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Ireland Command |
| 1943-11-15 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commander in Chief Home Forces |
| 1945-10-15 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley