The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Grover, John Malcolm Lawrence
Major-General
* 6th of February 1897
† 11th of June 1979
(King's Shropshire Light Infantry)
Promotions
| 1937-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-02-11 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-16 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-06-17 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-09-16 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1940-12-17 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-02-07 | Colonel (Dated back to 1940-07-01) |
| 1941-10-13 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-10-13 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1944-07-17 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1944-10-02 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-11-28 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-02-28) |
Service
| 1938-02-11 | – | 1939-01-04 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry |
| 1939-12-18 | – | 1939-12-28 | Acting Commanding Officer 3rd Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1940-01-04 | – | 1940-06-13 | General Staff Officer 1, 5th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-06-14 | – | 1941-01-07 | Commanding Officer 11th Infantry Brigade |
| 1941-01-07 | – | 1941-10-13 | Commanding Officer 29th Independent Brigade Group |
| 1941-10-11 | – | 1944-07-08 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division [India - Burma] |
| 1944-10-02 | – | 1948-XX-XX | Director of Army Welfare Services, War Office |
| 1947-01-01 | – | 1955-05-05 | Colonel, King's Shropshire Light Infantry |
| 1948-07-01 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x167992, National Portrait Gallery, London