The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Ransome, Algernon Lee
Major-General
* 29th of August 1883
† 6th of May 1969
(Dorsetshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1916-02-27 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-09-05 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1919-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-03-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1919-03-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1923-10-24 | Major |
| 1928-05-20 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-08-15 | Colonel (Dated back to 1923-01-01) |
| 1934-01-03 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1935-06-01 | Major-General |
Service
| 1916-02-27 | – | 1918-09-04 | Commanding Officer 7th Battalion, The Buffs [France] |
| 1918-09-05 | – | 1919-03-31 | Commanding Officer 170th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1920-04-01 | – | 1921-06-30 | Brigade-Major, South Wessex Infantry Brigade |
| 1921-07-01 | – | 1923-01-15 | Deputy Assistant-Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Lowland Area |
| 1923-01-16 | – | 1924-02-25 | Deputy Assistant-Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Southwestern Area |
| 1924-02-26 | – | 1925-09-30 | General Staff Officer 2, 54th Infantry Division |
| 1926-12-29 | – | 1928-04-15 | Instructor at the Royal Military College Duntroon [Australia] |
| 1931-08-15 | – | 1933-11-22 | Assistant Adjutant-General, Aldershot Command |
| 1934-01-03 | – | 1935-08-30 | Commanding Officer 2nd Indian Infantry Brigade |
| 1935-10-09 | – | 1938-08-17 | Half-pay |
| 1938-08-17 | Retired | ||
| 1939-10-02 | Recalled | ||
| 1939-10-02 | – | 1939-12-05 | General Officer Commanding 46th Infantry Division |
| 1940-01-01 | Retired |