The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Holland, John Charles Francis
Major-General
* 21st of November 1897
† 17th of March 1956
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1938-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-03 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-16 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-09-16 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1940-10-01 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1941-05-31 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-04-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-08-11 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-08-24 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-10-13 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-11-02 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-01-01) |
| 1943-07-15 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-07-15 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-06-26 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1946-03-13 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-08-31 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-04-20) |
Service
| 1939-09-03 | – | 1940-10-01 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1940-10-02 | – | 1941-05-30 | Commander Royal Engineers, 48th Infantry Division |
| 1941-05-31 | – | 1942-03-31 | Deputy Chief Engineer, ? |
| 1942-04-01 | – | 1942-08-11 | Deputy Director of Staff Duties, War Office |
| 1942-08-12 | – | 1942-08-23 | Deputy Director of Works, War Office |
| 1942-08-24 | – | 1944-09-XX | Deputy Engineer-in-Chief, War Office |
| 1944-09-XX | – | Major-General Royal Engineers, Allied Forces Headquarters [Italy] | |
| 1946-03-13 | – | 1947-06-30 | Chief Administration Officer, Western Command |
| 1947-07-01 | – | 1948-07-XX | Chief of Staff, Western Command |
| 1948-07-XX | – | 1949-02-XX | Deputy Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1949-09-14 | – | 1951-04-02 | Chairman of ? Special Committee, War Office |
| 1951-04-02 | – | 1951-09-25 | Member of the Manpower Distribution Committee |
| 1951-12-07 | Retired |
Picture source: From: "The Royal Engineers Journal", 1956, Vol. 71, No. 3