The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Oakeshott, John Field Fraser
Major-General
* 2nd of September 1899
† 4th of October 1957
(Royal Army Ordnance Corps)
Promotions
| 1939-11-25 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-02-25 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-12-27 | Local Colonel |
| 1941-01-04 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-01-04 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-07-04 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-03-30 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-09-30 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-03-27 | Colonel |
| 1951-09-02 | Brigadier |
| 1953-07-15 | Local Major-General |
| 1953-07-27 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1953-10-14 | Major-General |
Service
| 1939-11-25 | – | 1942-03-29 | Assistant Director of Ordnance Services, War Office |
| 1942-03-30 | – | 1943-05-05 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, Northern Command |
| 1943-05-10 | – | 1943-08-15 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, ? |
| 1943-08-19 | – | 1944-01-08 | Commandant of Royal Army Ordnance Corps Training Establishment |
| 1944-01-09 | – | 1946-08-31 | Deputy Director of Clothing & Stores, War Office |
| 1946-09-01 | – | 1948-04-14 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, War Office |
| 1948-04-15 | – | 1951-05-10 | Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, Scottish Command |
| 1950-04-20 | – | 1952-02-05 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1951-07-XX | – | 1953-07-XX | Commander of Mechanical Transport Organisation Chilwell |
| 1952-02-06 | – | 1953-10-13 | Aide-de-Camp to the Queen |
| 1953-07-27 | – | 1956-07-XX | Director of Ordnance Services, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1956-08-11 | Retired | ||
| 1957-01-01 | – | 1957-10-04 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps |