The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Hawkesworth, John Ledlie Inglis
Lieutenant-General
* 19th of February 1893
† 3rd of June 1945
(East Yorkshire Regiment)
Nickname: Ginger
Promotions
| 1933-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-01-22 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-08-15 | Colonel (Dated back to 1936-07-01) |
| 1939-10-24 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-04-24 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-12-09 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-12-09 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1941-12-25 | Major-General (Dated back to 1941-10-27) |
| 1944-11-06 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1932-03-31 | – | 1934-01-27 | Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, Northern Command |
| 1934-10-22 | – | 1937-01-21 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1937-01-22 | – | 1939-08-14 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment [Palestine] |
| 1939-08-15 | – | 1939-10-23 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1939-10-24 | – | 1940-06-18 | Commanding Officer 12th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1940-06-10 | – | 1940-12-08 | Brigadier General Staff, Scottish Command |
| 1940-12-09 | – | 1942-XX-XX | Director of Military Training, War Office |
| 1942-03-09 | – | 1943-08-22 | General Officer Commanding 4th Infantry Division [North Africa] |
| 1943-08-25 | – | 1944-04-28 | General Officer Commanding 46th Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1944-05-04 | – | 1944-05-24 | Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1944-05-28 | – | 1944-11-06 | General Officer Commanding 46th Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1944-11-06 | – | 1944-12-12 | General Officer Commanding X Corps [Italy - Greece] |
| 1944-12-12 | – | 1945-02-28 | General Officer Commanding Military Command Athens [Greece] |
| 1945-06-03 | Died of illness |
Picture source: NPG x168212, National Portrait Gallery, London