Major-General
* 27th of June 1869
† 28th of April 1949
| 1916-02-11 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1916-08-12 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1918-10-07 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1921-03-01 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
| 1916-05-15 | – | 1918-10-07 | Director of Graves Registration & Enquiries, War Office |
| 1917-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Vice-Chairman of the Imperial War Graves Commission |
| 1918-10-07 | – | Director-General of Graves Registration & Enquiries, War Office | |
| 1919-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Secretary of the Imperial War Graves Commission |
| 1921-03-01 | Relinquish his commission | ||
| 1940-08-30 | – | 1944-XX-XX | Director-General of Graves Registration & Enquiries, War Office |
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Honorary Adviser on Graves Registration & Enquiries, War Office |