The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Francis St. David Benwell Lejeune

Lejeune, Francis St. David Benwell

Major-General

* 1st of March 1899

† 1st of June 1984

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1940-09-17 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-12-17 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-09-14 Acting Colonel
1941-09-14 Acting Brigadier
1942-03-14 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-03-14 Temporary Colonel
1942-03-14 Temporary Brigadier
1944-02-22 Acting Major-General
1945-01-08 Colonel
1945-02-01 Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General
1946-11-16 Acting Major-General
1946-12-04 Temporary Major-General
1947-12-04 Major-General (Dated back to 1946-01-19)

Service

1940-09-17 1941-09-13 General Staff Officer 1 (Operations), Anti Command
1941-09-14 1942-01-04 Commanding Officer ? Brigade
1942-01-05 1942-10-09 Commandant of School of Anti-Aircraft Defence
1942-10-10 1944-02-21 Commanding Officer ? Brigade
1944-02-22 1945-02-01 Major-General General Staff, Anti-Aircraft Command
1945-02-01 1945-05-22 Brigadier General Staff, Anti-Aircraft Command
1945-XX-XX General Officer Commanding ? Anti-Aircraft Group
1945-06-12 1945-12-02 Commander Royal Artillery, 17th Indian Infantry Division [Burma]
1946-03-02 1946-XX-XX Director of Technical Training, War Office
1946-11-16 1947-08-XX Vice-President of the Ordnance Board, Ministry of Supply
1947-XX-XX 1949-03-XX President of the Ordnance Board, Ministry of Supply
1949-05-09 Retired
Picture source: NPG x168900, National Portrait Gallery, London