The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Macnab, John Francis
Brigadier
* 15th of September 1906
† 13th of November 1980
Promotions
| 1940-05-21 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-06-28 | Temporary Major |
| 1940-07-06 | Reverted to Temporary Major |
| 1941-02-19 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-04-03 | War Substantive Major |
| 1941-04-03 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-01-15 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-01-15 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-02-04 | Major |
| 1943-07-15 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-07-15 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-07-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-08-21 | Reverted to War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1949-01-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1949-01-19 | Colonel |
| 1954-01-01 | Brigadier |
Service
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1943-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Nyasaland Battalion, King's African Rifles |
| 1942-06-17 | – | 1942-07-08 | Acting Commanding Officer 22nd East African Brigade [Madagascar] |
| 1942-07-31 | – | 1942-08-07 | Acting Commanding Officer 22nd East African Brigade [Madagascar] |
| 1942-08-13 | – | 1942-08-20 | Acting Commanding Officer 22nd East African Brigade [Madagascar] |
| 1943-01-19 | – | 1943-12-20 | Commanding Officer 30th East Africa Brigade [East Africa] |
| 1944-01-08 | – | 1945-03-08 | Commanding Officer 21st East African Brigade [Ceylon - Burma] |
| 1944-12-30 | – | 1945-01-05 | Acting General Officer Commanding 11th East African Division [Burma] |
| 1945-04-12 | – | 1945-06-05 | Commanding Officer 21st East African Brigade [Burma - India] |
| 1945-06-03 | – | 1945-07-05 | Acting General Officer Commanding 11th East African Division [India] |
| 1945-07-05 | – | 1946-06-21 | Commanding Officer 21st East African Brigade [India] |
| 1946-11-25 | – | 1947-04-02 | Deputy President Regular Commissions Board |
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders |
| 1948-05-01 | – | 1949-01-01 | Vice-President Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Selection Board |
| 1949-01-05 | – | 1951-07-21 | Commanding Officer 6th Infantry Brigade [Germany] |
| 1951-08-11 | – | 1954-10-29 | Commanding Officer 153rd Infantry Brigade |
| 1954-11-16 | – | 1957-XX-XX | Commanding Officer General Headquarters Troops, East Africa Command |
| 1957-11-01 | – | 1959-12-XX | Deputy District Officer Commanding East Anglian District |
| 1959-12-13 | Retired |