The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
MacFarlane, Frank Noel Mason-
Lieutenant-General
* 23rd of October 1889
† 12th of August 1953
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1930-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-01-08 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-12-05 | Colonel (Dated back to 1933-07-01) |
| 1939-09-04 | Acting Major-General |
| 1940-07-20 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-08-05) |
| 1941-06-25 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-07-15 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1930-03-26 | – | 1931-04-26 | Commanding Officer 44th Field Battery |
| 1931-04-26 | Р| 1935-01-31 | Military Attach̩ to Hungary, Austria & Switzerland |
| 1937-12-05 | Р| 1939-07-03 | Military Attach̩ to Germany & Denmark |
| 1939-07-03 | – | 1939-09-04 | Brigadier Royal Artillery, Aldershot Command |
| 1939-09-04 | – | 1940-05-18 | Director of Military Intelligence, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-05-18 | – | 1940-05-25 | General Officer Commanding MacForce [France] |
| 1940-06-20 | – | 1941-04-08 | Deputy General-Governor & Commander in Chief of Gibraltar |
| 1941-04-08 | – | 1941-06-24 | General Officer Commanding 44th Infantry Division |
| 1941-06-25 | – | 1942-XX-XX | Head British Military Mission in Moscow |
| 1942-05-31 | – | 1944-02-14 | Governor & Commander in Chief of Gibraltar |
| 1943-09-13 | – | 1944-01-16 | Head of the Allied Military Government, Italy |
| 1944-01-16 | – | 1944-07-20 | Chief Commissioner, Allied Control Commission for Italy |
| 1944-10-12 | – | 1953-08-12 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1945-07-18 | – | 1945-07-19 | Half-pay |
| 1945-07-19 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x186352, National Portrait Gallery, London