The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Cowan, David Tennant
Major-General
* 9th of October 1896
† 15th of April 1983
(6th Gurkha Rifles)
(Indian Army)
Nickname: Punch
Promotions
| 1938-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-12-21 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-21 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-10-01 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-10-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-05-03 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-03-02 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1943-03-02 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-03-02 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-04-17 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-01-01) |
| 1945-02-12 | Major-General |
Service
| 1939-12-21 | – | 1940-09-17 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles |
| 1940-09-18 | – | 1941-02-17 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1941-02-18 | – | 1941-09-30 | Deputy Director of Military Training, Army Headquarters India |
| 1941-10-01 | – | 1941-12-14 | Acting Director of Military Training, Army Headquarters India |
| 1941-12-15 | – | 1942-03-01 | Deputy Director of Military Training, Army Headquarters India |
| 1942-03-02 | – | 1942-05-XX | General Officer Commanding 17th Indian Division [Burma] |
| 1942-05-XX | – | 1944-10-XX | General Officer Commanding 17th Indian Light Division [Burma] |
| 1944-10-XX | – | 1945-06-22 | General Officer Commanding 17th Indian Division [Burma] |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1947-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding British Commonwealth Occupation Force Japan |
| 1945-09-10 | – | 1945-11-01 | General Officer Commanding Force 152 [Japan] |
| 1945-11-01 | – | 1946-06-XX | General Officer Commanding BRINJAP Division [Japan] |
| 1946-06-XX | – | 1947-03-12 | General Officer Commanding BRINDIV Division [Japan] |
| 1948-01-09 | Retired |