The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Thompson, Leslie Frank
Brigadier
* 13th of September 1892
† 12th of March 1971
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1939-09-03 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-12-03 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-09 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-12-03 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-12-03 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-06-03 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-06-03 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-12-16 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-12-16 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1944-03-13 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1946-07-16 | Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1939-09-18 | – | 1940-12-03 | Commanding Officer 4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery |
| 1940-12-03 | – | 1941-04-03 | Brigadier Royal Artillery, British Troops in Palestine & Trans-Jordan |
| 1941-XX-XX | Senior Artillery Officer, Cyrenaica Command | ||
| 1941-04-19 | – | 1942-01-24 | Commander Royal Artillery, 50th Infantry Division [Middle East] |
| 1942-01-24 | – | 1942-01-30 | Commander Royal Artillery, Tobruk |
| 1942-01-31 | – | 1942-06-20 | Commanding Officer 88th Sub-Area [Middle East] |
| 1942-06-20 | – | 1943-09-11 | Prisoner of War |
| 1943-09-11 | Escaped | ||
| 1946-07-16 | Retired |