The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Christison, Alexander Frank Philip
General
* 17th of November 1893
† 21st of December 1993
(Duke of Wellington's Regiment)
Nickname: Smiling General Sahip
Promotions
| 1934-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-03-23 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-02-18 | Colonel (Dated back to 1937-01-01) |
| 1938-02-18 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-04-11 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1941-05-12 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-06-17 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-05-31 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1942-06-14 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-07-05 | Major-General (Dated back to 1941-11-11) |
| 1942-11-12 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-11-12 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-09-08 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-08-15) |
| 1947-08-19 | General (Dated back to 1946-09-29) |
Service
| 1934-10-01 | – | 1937-02-10 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1937-03-23 | – | 1938-02-18 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment |
| 1938-02-18 | – | 1940-03-15 | Commanding Officer Quetta Brigade [India] |
| 1940-03-06 | – | 1941-02-17 | Commandant of Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1941-05-12 | – | 1941-06-16 | Brigadier General Staff, III Corps |
| 1941-06-17 | – | 1942-05-14 | General Officer Commanding 15th Infantry Division |
| 1942-06-14 | – | 1942-11-11 | District Officer Commanding Baluchistan District [India] |
| 1942-11-11 | – | 1943-10-15 | General Officer Commanding XXXIII Indian Corps [Burma] |
| 1943-10-15 | – | 1945-10-16 | General Officer Commanding XV Indian Corps [Burma] |
| 1945-07-06 | – | 1945-08-15 | Acting Commander in Chief Allied Land Forces South-East Asia |
| 1945-10-16 | – | 1946-01-30 | Commander in Chief Allied Forces Netherlands East Indies |
| 1946-02-28 | – | 1947-01-30 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command |
| 1947-02-01 | – | 1949-02-27 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Scottish Command |
| 1947-02-01 | – | 1949-02-27 | Governor at Edinburgh Castle |
| 1947-07-18 | – | 1957-07-18 | Colonel, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles |
| 1947-08-19 | – | 1949-06-27 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1947-11-01 | – | 1957-11-01 | Colonel, Duke of Wellington's Regiment |
| 1949-06-27 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley