The Generals of WWII

Generals from Great Britain Flag for Great Britain
Portrait of Major-General Francis Lothian Nicholson

Nicholson, Francis Lothian

Major-General

* 16th of January 1884

† 18th of July 1953

(17th Dogra Regiment)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1921-05-03 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1927-02-12 Lieutenant-Colonel
1927-11-14 Colonel (Dated back to 1925-05-03)
1931-05-01 Temporary Brigadier
1936-04-01 Major-General

Service

1922-08-22 1924-03-29 Brigade-Major, Nasirabad Brigade Area
1924-03-29 1926-08-21 General Staff Officer 2, Western Command [India]
1927-02-12 Second-in-Command 1st Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment
1927-02-12 1931-02-11 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment
1931-05-01 1934-05-01 Commanding Officer 9th Indian Infantry Brigade [India]
1934-05-02 1936-08-14 Director of Personnel Service, Pay & Pensions, Army Headquarters India
1935-05-02 1936-03-31 Aide-de-Camp to the King
1936-08-15 1937-04-24 Unemployed
1937-04-27 1938-03-16 Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Eastern Command [India]
1938-03-17 1941-XX-XX District Officer Commanding Lucknow District [India]
1941-01-16 Retired
Picture source: NPG x186849, National Portrait Gallery, London