The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Alexander Patrick Drummond Telfer-Smollett

Telfer-Smollett, Alexander Patrick Drummond

Major-General

* 12th of August 1884

† 9th of October 1954

(Highland Light Infantry)

Promotions

1929-07-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1932-10-15 Lieutenant-Colonel
1934-11-01 Colonel (Dated back to 1932-07-01)
1937-09-15 Temporary Brigadier
1937-09-15 Local Major-General
1939-06-05 Major-General (Dated back to 1938-07-12)

Service

1928-08-01 1931-12-31 Staff Officer to the Inspector-General of the Royal West African Frontier Force
1932-10-15 1934-11-01 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
1934-11-01 1936-07-02 Commanding Officer 157th Infantry Brigade
1936-07-03 1939-05-24 Commanding Officer Shanghai Area [China]
1939-06-05 1940-06-06 Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey
1939-06-05 1940-06-06 General Officer Commanding Troops Guernsey & Alderney District
1940-08-02 1942-XX-XX District Officer Commanding Madras District [India]
1942-XX-XX Chief Representative of Special Operations Executive in the USA
1942-08-09 Retired
1946-07-14 1954-08-13 Colonel, Highland Light Infantry