The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Minshull-Ford, John Randle Minshull
Major-General
* 12th of May 1881
† 1st of April 1948
(Royal Welch Fusiliers)
Promotions
| 1915-10-27 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1916-06-02 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1916-06-03 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-10-18 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1917-10-20 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1918-12-05 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-01-18 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1919-04-03 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1919-04-04 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-08-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-09-03 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1919-12-02 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1920-03-30 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1921-01-14 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1925-01-02 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1926-07-01 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1929-01-02 | Colonel (Dated back to 1920-06-03) |
| 1930-01-06 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1932-01-18 | Major-General |
Service
| 1915-09-15 | – | 1916-02-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers [France] |
| 1916-02-03 | – | 1916-11-27 | Commanding Officer 91st Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1916-11-28 | – | 1917-03-07 | Commanding Officer 11th Reserve Infantry Brigade |
| 1917-03-08 | – | 1917-06-21 | Commanding Officer 11th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1917-10-18 | – | 1917-10-20 | Commanding Officer 1st Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1918-03-30 | – | 1918-10-31 | Commanding Officer 97th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1918-12-05 | – | 1919-01-17 | Commanding Officer 7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers [France] |
| 1919-01-18 | – | 1919-04-03 | Commanding Officer 151st Infantry Br8gade [France] |
| 1919-04-04 | – | 1919-09-02 | Commanding Officer 52nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers [France] |
| 1919-09-03 | – | 1919-12-02 | Commanding Officer 2nd Infantry Brigade [Germany] |
| 1920-03-30 | – | 1921-01-14 | Commanding Officer 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment |
| 1925-01-02 | – | 1929-01-01 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment |
| 1929-01-02 | – | 1930-01-06 | Half-pay |
| 1930-01-06 | – | 1932-03-18 | Commanding Officer 5th Infantry Brigade |
| 1930-04-15 | – | 1932-01-17 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1932-03-19 | – | 1934-04-21 | Half-pay |
| 1934-04-21 | – | 1938-04-21 | General Officer Commanding 44th Infantry Division |
| 1938-04-21 | Retired | ||
| 1938-10-26 | – | 1942-03-03 | Colonel, Royal Welch Fusiliers |
| 1940-06-07 | Recalled | ||
| 1940-06-07 | – | 1940-06-20 | Lieutenant-Governor of Channel Islands |
| 1940-06-07 | – | 1940-06-20 | General Officer Commanding The Troops, Guernsey & Alderney District |
Picture source: NPG x154192, National Portrait Gallery, London