The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General John Bryan Churcher

Churcher, John Bryan

Major-General

* 2nd of September 1905

† 2nd of August 1997

(King's Shropshire Light Infantry)

Promotions

1941-01-11 Local Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-05-26 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-08-26 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-07-04 Acting Colonel
1944-07-04 Acting Brigadier
1945-01-04 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1945-01-04 Temporary Colonel
1945-01-04 Temporary Brigadier
1946-03-10 Acting Major-General
1947-03-10 War Substantive Colonel
1947-03-10 Temporary Major-General
1948-01-12 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General
1948-04-03 Colonel (Dated back to 1947-03-10)
1948-07-01 Brigadier
1951-10-15 Temporary Major-General
1952-08-13 Major-General

Service

1941-05-26 –1942-09-07 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1942-XX-XX –1944-XX-XX Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Herefordshire Regiment
1944-07-04 –1946-03-09 Commanding Officer 159th Infantry Brigade [Northwestern Europe]
1946-03-10 –1946-07-18 General Officer Commanding 43rd Infantry Division
1946-07-19 –1946-10-14 General Officer Commanding 50th Infantry District
1946-07-19 –1946-10-14 District Officer Commanding Northumbrian District
1946-10-22 –1946-12-XX General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division
1946-12-XX –1947-04-XX General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division
1947-04-XX –1948-01-07 General Officer Commanding 5th Infantry Division
1949-01-12 –1951-09-30 Brigadier General Staff, Western Command
1949-07-17 –1952-02-06 Aide-de-Camp to the King
1951-10-15 –1954-02-28 Chief of Staff, Southern Command
1952-02-06 –1952-08-12 Aide-de-Camp to the Queen
1954-04-01 –1957-03-21 General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division
1957-05-01 –1959-01-16 Director of Military Training, War Office
1959-02-13 Retired
Picture source: NPG x166546, National Portrait Gallery, London