The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Thorne, Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol
General
* 20th of September 1885
† 25th of September 1970
(Grenadier Guards)
Nickname: Bulgy
Promotions
| 1923-05-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1923-12-29 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1925-04-15 | Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1927-09-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-10-26 | Major-General (Dated back to 1937-12-23) |
| 1940-06-08 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1941-05-07 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-01-02 | General |
Service
| 1923-05-01 | – | 1925-04-15 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1925-04-15 | – | 1926-02-18 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1927-09-01 | – | 1931-09-01 | Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, Grenadiers Guards |
| 1931-09-01 | – | 1932-04-10 | Half-pay |
| 1932-04-10 | Р| 1935-05-12 | Military Attach̩ to Germany |
| 1935-05-13 | – | 1938-10-26 | Commanding Officer 1st Infantry Brigade |
| 1936-08-09 | – | 1938-10-25 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1938-10-26 | – | 1939-10-17 | District Officer Commanding London District |
| 1938-10-26 | – | 1939-10-17 | General Officer Commanding Brigades of Guards |
| 1939-10-18 | – | 1940-06-07 | General Officer Commanding 48th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-06-08 | – | 1941-05-07 | General Officer Commanding XII Corps |
| 1941-05-08 | – | 1945-05-11 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Scottish Command |
| 1941-05-09 | – | 1945-06-15 | Governor of Edinburgh Castle |
| 1945-05-16 | – | 1945-08-31 | General Officer Commanding Allied Land Forces in Norway |
| 1946-04-08 | Retired | ||
| 1950-11-14 | Recalled | ||
| 1950-11-14 | – | 1951-11-18 | Head of the British Military Mission to Norway |
| 1951-11-18 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x185669, National Portrait Gallery, London