The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Scobie, Ronald MacKenzie
Lieutenant-General
* 8th of June 1893
† 23rd of February 1969
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1932-12-30 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-01-22 | Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-01-07 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-01-18 | Colonel (Dated back to 1937-01-01) |
| 1939-09-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-08-08 | Reverted to Colonel |
| 1940-08-18 | Local Brigadier |
| 1941-10-17 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-04-10 | Major-General (Dated back to 1941-11-08) |
| 1943-03-22 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-03-22 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1947-06-18 | Granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1932-12-30 | – | 1935-01-22 | Director of Military Art, Royal Military College Sandhurst |
| 1938-01-18 | – | 1939-08-31 | Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1940-05-08 | Deputy Director of Mobilisation, War Office |
| 1940-05-09 | – | 1940-08-08 | Deputy Adjutant-General, Middle East Command |
| 1940-08-18 | – | 1941-10-16 | Brigadier General Staff, British Troops in Sudan |
| 1941-10-10 | – | 1942-02-10 | General Officer Commanding 70th Infantry Division [North Africa - Middle East] |
| 1941-10-22 | – | 1941-12-13 | Commandant of Tobruk Fortress |
| 1942-02-17 | – | 1942-08-05 | Deputy Adjutant-General, Middle East Command |
| 1942-08-06 | – | 1943-03-27 | General Officer Commanding Malta |
| 1943-03-22 | – | 1943-05-21 | Chief of Staff, Middle East Command |
| 1943-12-21 | – | 1946-03-12 | General Officer Commanding III Corps [Greece] |
| 1944-12-17 | – | 1946-03-12 | General Officer Commanding British Land Forces in Greece |
| 1947-06-18 | Retired | ||
| 1951-03-19 | – | 1958-06-08 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers |
| 1951-08-03 | – | 1954-08-02 | Lieutenant of the Tower of London |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley