The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Robert Ferguson Lock

Lock, Robert Ferguson

Major-General

* 13th of December 1879

† 25th of July 1957

(Royal Artillery)

(Reserve of Officers)

Promotions

1923-01-31 Lieutenant-Colonel
1927-09-02 Colonel (Dated back to 1927-01-31)
1934-08-01 Temporary Brigadier
1936-01-02 Local Major-General
1938-01-02 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General
1939-09-02 Acting Major-General
1940-09-02 Temporary Major-General

Service

1924-03-05 1927-10-09 Secretary of the Ordnance Committee, War Office
1927-10-10 1928-11-14 Assistant Director of Artillery, War Office
1928-11-15 1932-12-11 Commandant of the Chemical Defence Experimental Station
1932-12-12 1934-07-31 Member of the Ordnance Committee, War Office
1934-08-01 1936-01-01 Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee, War Office
1936-01-02 1938-01-02 President of the Ordnance Committee, War Office
1936-12-13 Retired, but remain employed
1938-01-02 Retired
1939-09-02 Recalled
1939-09-02 1940-XX-XX Chairman of the British Supply Board in Canada
1939-09-02 1943-12-31 Controller-General of Technical Services & Inspection, Inspection Board United King & Canada