The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Thomson, Alan Fortescue
Brigadier
* 7th of September 1880
† 6th of August 1957
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1916-02-23 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1916-05-25 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-10-25 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1920-04-17 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1921-01-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1923-01-01 | Local Colonel |
| 1924-03-31 | Relinquish the Local rank of Colonel |
| 1925-06-17 | Colonel (Dated back to 1922-01-01) |
| 1931-06-26 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1935-06-26 | Granted to the Honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1923-01-01 | – | 1924-03-31 | Member of the Military Inter-Allied Commission of Control Berlin [Germany] |
| 1925-01-01 | – | 1926-06-18 | Half-pay |
| 1926-06-18 | – | 1929-11-30 | Commanding Officer 26th Air Defence Brigade |
| 1929-12-01 | – | 1931-06-25 | Commandant of School of Anti-Aircraft Defence |
| 1931-06-25 | – | 1935-06-26 | Commanding Officer 1st Air Defence Brigade |
| 1935-06-26 | Retired | ||
| Recalled | |||
| 1939-06-27 | – | Commandant of Anti-Aircraft Practice Camp |