Francis Marshall (British Army officer)


Francis James Marshall, was a British Army officer.

Military career

Marshall was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders on 28 September 1895. He became commander of 150th Brigade in June 1918 and General Officer Commanding 52nd Infantry Division in September 1918 on the Western Front during the First World War. He went on to be Director of Military Training at the War Office in 1920, commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade in October 1923 and General Officer Commanding 54th Infantry Division in September 1930 before retiring in September 1934.
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1918 New Year Honours.