The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Stanley Ferguson Legge

Legge, Stanley Ferguson

Major-General

* 24th of April 1900

† 25th of July 1977

Promotions

1940-12-30 Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-04-26 Colonel
1943-04-26 Temporary Brigadier
1946-02-17 Relinquishes the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1946-02-18 Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier
1950-02-02 Temporary Brigadier
1950-11-28 Brigadier
1953-12-16 Temporary Major-General
1954-04-12 Major-General

Service

1940-12-30 1942-01-17 Assistant Quartermaster-General, Australian Imperial Force Base Area
1942-01-18 1942-04-05 Commanding Officer Australian Imperial Force Base Area No. 2
1942-04-06 1942-07-20 Assistant Quartermaster-General, 1st Australian Army
1942-07-21 1942-11-19 Colonel Administration Staff, Advanced Land Headquarters
1942-11-20 1943-04-05 Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, New Guinea Force
1943-04-06 1944-03-29 Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 1st Australian Army
1944-03-30 1945-04-16 Brigadier in Charge of Administration, Queensland Lines of Communication Area
1945-04-17 1945-09-23 Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, II Australian Corps
1945-09-24 1945-12-11 Commanding Officer Commanding Officer 4th Australian Base Sub-Area
1946-03-26 1947-01-30 Assistant Master-General of the Ordnance, Army Headquarters
1947-01-31 1947-02-28 Deputy Master-General of the Ordnance 2 (Movement & Transportation), Army Headquarters
1947-03-01 1947-11-09 Director of Movement, Army Headquarters
1947-11-10 1948-01-07 Colonel Q (Plans & Co-ordination), Army Headquarters
1948-01-08 1950-02-01 Director of Administration Planning, Army Headquarters
1950-02-02 1953-12-16 Deputy Master-General of the Ordnance, Army Headquarters
1953-12-16 1954-09-12 Quartermaster-General, Army headquarters
1954-09-13 1957-04-24 Master-General of the Ordnance, Army Headquarters
1957-04-16 1963-03-29 Honorary Colonel, Royal Australian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
1957-04-25 Retired