The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Frederick Edgworth Morgan

Morgan, Frederick Edgworth

Lieutenant-General

* 5th of February 1894

† 19th of March 1967

(Royal Artillery)

Nickname: Freddie

Promotions

1934-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1938-05-28 Colonel (Dated back to 1937-01-01)
1939-08-08 Temporary Brigadier
1941-02-28 Acting Major-General
1942-02-28 Temporary Major-General
1942-05-14 Acting Lieutenant-General
1942-11-12 Major-General (Dated back to 1941-11-12)
1943-05-14 Temporary Lieutenant-General
1946-12-29 Granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-General

Service

1932-01-19 1935-01-31 General Staff Officer 2, Royal Artillery, Army Headquarters India
1936-03-15 1937-12-21 General Staff Officer 2, War Office
1937-12-22 1938-05-27 Deputy Assistant Military Secretary, War Office
1938-05-28 1939-08-07 General Staff Officer 1, 3rd Infantry Division
1939-08-08 1940-11-04 Commanding Officer 1st Support Group, 1st Armoured Division [France]
1940-11-04 1941-02-27 Brigadier General Staff II Corps
1941-02-27 1941-10-30 General Officer Commanding Division Devon & Cornwall County
1941-10-30 1942-05-14 General Officer Commanding 55th Infantry Division
1942-05-14 1943-04-12 General Officer Commanding I Corps
1943-04-23 1944-01-XX Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander
1944-01-XX 1945-XX-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarter Allied Expeditionary Force
1945-XX-XX 1946-XX-XX Head United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Administration in Germany
1946-12-29 Retired
1948-06-24 1958-06-24 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery
Picture source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205124982