The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Jacob, Claud William
Field Marshal
* 21st of November 1863
† 2nd of June 1948
(106th Hazara Pioneers)
(Indian Army)
Promotions
| 1904-10-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1908-10-01 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1911-11-01 | Colonel |
| 1915-01-05 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1915-09-07 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1916-01-01 | Major-General |
| 1916-05-26 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1917-06-03 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1920-05-31 | General |
| 1926-11-30 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1904-10-01 | – | 1911-09-30 | Commanding Officer 106th Hazara Pioneers |
| 1912-09-02 | – | 1914-10-11 | General Staff Officer 1, 7th Meerut Division [India] |
| 1914-10-12 | – | 1915-01-04 | General Staff Officer 1, Meerut District [India] |
| 1915-01-05 | – | 1915-09-06 | Commanding Officer Dehra Dun Brigade [France] |
| 1915-09-07 | – | 1915-11-17 | General Officer Commanding Meerut Division [France] |
| 1915-11-18 | – | 1916-05-22 | General Officer Commanding 21st Infantry Division [France] |
| 1916-05-28 | – | 1919-09-14 | General Officer Commanding II Corps [France - Germany] |
| 1916-07-04 | – | 1933-03-31 | Colonel, 106th Hazara Pioneers |
| 1920-01-13 | – | 1924-08-05 | Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters India |
| 1920-05-31 | – | 1924-05-30 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1924-08-06 | – | 1924-11-08 | Unattached list |
| 1924-11-09 | – | 1926-04-13 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command, India |
| 1925-04-03 | – | 1925-08-05 | Acting Commander in Chief India |
| 1926-04-14 | – | 1930-05-09 | Secretary of the Military Department, Indian Office |
| 1927-02-02 | – | 1938-11-20 | Colonel, Worcestershire Regiment |
| 1928-12-14 | – | Colonel, 2nd Battalion, 10th Baluchistan Regiment | |
| 1938-02-19 | – | 1943-03-18 | Constable of the Tower of London |
| 1940-03-02 | – | 1945-03-02 | Honorary Colonel, Seaforth Regiment |
Picture source: NPG x168570, National Portrait Gallery, London