Maj.-Gen. Francois Henry Theron, CB CBE

Military Service:

• 10/1914 Drafted, Enslin's Horse.
• 1933 Lt.Col., commander of Military College, Voortrekkerhoogte.
• 1937-39 Quartermaster-General of Union Defence Force.
• 1940 Adjutant-General (UDF), later Brigadier-General.
• 1941 Major-General.
• 1940-41 General Officer Administrator, UDF Administrative HQ, East Africa (WWII).
• 1941 Acting GOC of the 2nd SA Infantry Division, North Africa (WWII).
• 1941-44 General Officer Administrator, UDF Admin HQ, North Africa (WWII).
• 1942 Commanding Officer, Artillery 1st SA Division, North Africa (WWII).
• 1943-45 Commander in Chief, South Union Defence Force, Mediterranean (WWII).
• 1944-45 General Officer Administrator, UDF Admin HQ, Italy (WWII).
• 1945-51 Ambassador in Rome and Athens.

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http://www.thepeerage.com/p29847.htm#i298461 He held the office of South African Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Egypt. He held the office of South African Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Greece. He held the office of South African Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Italy. He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) He lived at Vrede Vlei, Milneron, Cape Province, South Africa.