The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Mackesy, Pierse Joseph
Major-General
* 5th of April 1883
† 8th of June 1953
(Royal Engineers)
Nickname: Pat
Promotions
| 1919-11-11 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1928-12-13 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1932-06-29 | Colonel (Dated back 11.11.1923) |
| 1935-01-19 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1937-10-12 | Major-General |
Service
| 1919-11-28 | – | 1920-07-18 | General Staff Officer 2, British Military Mission in Southern Russia |
| 1922-01-23 | – | 1926-01-22 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1927-05-12 | – | 1930-07-20 | Instructor at Staff College Quetta [India] |
| Commanding Officer Depot Battalion Royal Engineers Chatham | |||
| 1932-06-29 | – | 1935-01-18 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1935-01-19 | – | 1938-01-11 | Commanding Officer 3rd Infantry Brigade [Palestine - Trans-Jordan] |
| 1938-01-12 | – | 1938-05-19 | Half-pay |
| 1938-05-19 | – | 1940-04-05 | General Officer Commanding 49th Infantry Division |
| 1940-04-05 | – | 1940-06-XX | General Officer Commanding AvonForce [Norway] |
| 1940-XX-XX | Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff | ||
| 1940-07-20 | Retired | ||
| 1940-XX-XX | Recalled | ||
| 1940-09-07 | – | Special Employment, War Office | |
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-XX-XX | Commandant of Imperial Defence College |
| 1940-07-20 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley