The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Frederick Joseph Loftus-Tottenham

Loftus-Tottenham, Frederick Joseph

Major-General

* 4th of May 1898

† 11th of April 1987

(10th Gurkha Rifles)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1940-05-20 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-08-20 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-04-18 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-09-26 Local Colonel
1943-02-27 Acting Colonel
1943-02-27 Acting Brigadier
1943-08-27 Temporary Colonel
1943-08-27 Temporary Brigadier
1944-08-04 Acting Major-General
1945-08-04 Temporary Major-General
1947-01-01 Colonel (Dated back to 1945-04-18)
1950-08-28 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1940-05-20 1941-12-09 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles
1941-12-09 1942-05-XX Commanding Officer 153rd Gurkha Parachute Battalion
1942-12-XX 1944-08-24 Commanding Officer 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade [Burma]
1943-08-04 1944-08-15 General Officer Commanding 81st West African Division [India - Burma]
1944-08-26 1945-01-31 General Officer Commanding 81st West African Division [Burma]
1945-03-02 1945-XX-XX General Officer Commanding 81st West African Division [India]
1946-04-XX 1946-08-XX General Officer Commanding Force 401
1946-08-XX 1947-06-XX General Officer Commanding British Troops in Persia
1948-02-27 Retired, but remain employed
1948-02-27 Seconded to the Pakistan Armed Forces
1948-XX-XX 1950-XX-XX General Officer Commanding 7th Infantry Division, Pakistan Army
1950-08-28 Retired
Picture source: NPG x164133, National Portrait Gallery, London