The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Milne, George Francis
Field Marshal
* 5th of November 1866
† 23rd of March 1948
(Royal Artillery)
Nickname: Uncle George
Nickname: Baron Milne of Salonika & Rubislaw
Promotions
| 1902-08-22 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1905-11-08 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1909-11-01 | Colonel |
| 1913-10-01 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1915-02-18 | Major-General |
| 1915-12-14 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1917-01-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1918-06-25 | Temporary General |
| 1920-04-26 | General |
| 1928-01-30 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1903-01-26 | – | 1907-01-27 | General Staff Officer 2, Headquarters of the Army |
| 1908-04-01 | – | 1909-10-31 | General Staf Officer 2, North Midland Division |
| 1909-11-01 | – | 1913-09-30 | General Staff Officer 1, 6th Infantry Division |
| 1913-10-01 | – | 1915-01-26 | Commander Royal Artillery, 4th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1915-01-27 | – | 1915-02-22 | Brigadier General Staff, III Corps [France] |
| 1915-02-23 | – | 1915-07-14 | Major-General General Staff, 2nd Army [France] |
| 1915-07-15 | – | 1915-12-13 | General Officer Commanding 27th Division [Salonika] |
| 1915-12-14 | – | 1916-05-09 | General Officer Commanding XVI Corps [Salonika] |
| 1916-05-09 | – | 1918-12-14 | General Officer Commanding British Salonika Forces [Salonika] |
| 1918-11-21 | – | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery | |
| 1918-12-14 | – | 1920-11-16 | General Officer Commanding British Army of the Black See |
| 1920-11-29 | – | 1923-05-31 | Lieutenant of the Tower of London |
| 1923-06-01 | – | 1926-02-18 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1923-07-31 | – | 1927-07-30 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1926-02-19 | – | 1933-02-18 | Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1926-04-24 | – | 1931-06-20 | Honorary Colonel, Hampshire Heavy Brigade Royal Artillery |
| 1929-08-15 | – | 1946-11-05 | Master Gunner at St. James Park |
| 1933-02-19 | – | 1938-02-18 | Constable of the Tower of London |
| 1940-07-02 | – | 1945-03-15 | Colonel, Pioneer Corps |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley