The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Telfer-Smollett, Alexander Patrick Drummond
Major-General
* 12th of August 1884
† 9th of October 1954
(Highland Light Infantry)
Promotions
| 1929-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1932-10-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-11-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1932-07-01) |
| 1937-09-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1937-09-15 | Local Major-General |
| 1939-06-05 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-07-12) |
Service
| 1928-08-01 | – | 1931-12-31 | Staff Officer to the Inspector-General of the Royal West African Frontier Force |
| 1932-10-15 | – | 1934-11-01 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry |
| 1934-11-01 | – | 1936-07-02 | Commanding Officer 157th Infantry Brigade |
| 1936-07-03 | – | 1939-05-24 | Commanding Officer Shanghai Area [China] |
| 1939-06-05 | – | 1940-06-06 | Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey |
| 1939-06-05 | – | 1940-06-06 | General Officer Commanding Troops Guernsey & Alderney District |
| 1940-08-02 | – | 1942-XX-XX | District Officer Commanding Madras District [India] |
| 1942-XX-XX | Chief Representative of Special Operations Executive in the USA | ||
| 1942-08-09 | Retired | ||
| 1946-07-14 | – | 1954-08-13 | Colonel, Highland Light Infantry |