The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General James Balfour Macdonald

Macdonald, James Balfour

Major-General

* 9th of June 1898

† 11th of December 1959

(19th Hyderabad Regiment)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1940-10-12 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-01-12 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-06-30 Acting Colonel
1943-06-30 Acting Brigadier
1943-10-27 Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-12-30 Temporary Colonel
1943-12-30 Temporary Brigadier
1945-05-17 Acting Major-General
1945-07-31 Relinquish the Acting Rank of Major-General
1945-11-27 Acting Major-General
1946-09-11 War Substantive Colonel
1946-09-11 Temporary Major-General
1946-12-11 Colonel (Dated back to 1946-10-27)
1947-06-23 Major-General

Service

1943-06-XX 1945-11-XX Commanding Officer 20th Indian Infantry Brigade [Italy]
1945-11-27 1946-09-04 Deputy Adjutant-General (2), Army Headquarters India
1946-09-05 1947-08-15 Deputy Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters India
1946-XX-XX 1947-XX-XX Director of Organisation, India Headquarters India
1948-07-18 Retired