The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Bower, Roger Herbert
Lieutenant-General
* 13th of February 1903
† 9th of January 1990
(King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry)
Promotions
| 1941-04-23 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-23 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-10-14 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-11-19 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-04-14 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-04-14 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-05-19 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-03-23 | Colonel |
| 1948-09-15 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1949-03-07 | Major-General |
| 1956-05-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1956-11-29 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1942-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The Border Regiment |
| 1944-12-14 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Airlanding Brigade [Norway] |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 6th Airlanding Brigade [Palestine] |
| 1948-XX-XX | – | 1949-XX-XX | District Officer Commanding Hamburg District [Germany] |
| 1950-01-14 | – | 1952-12-15 | Director of Air-Land Warfare, War Office |
| 1951-08-24 | – | 1952-12-15 | Director of Military Training, War Office |
| 1952-12-16 | – | 1955-05-05 | District Officer Commanding East Anglia District |
| 1955-05-14 | – | 1956-03-24 | Chief of Staff, Allied Forces Northern Europe |
| 1956-05-19 | – | 1957-09-01 | General Officer Commanding Malaya |
| 1956-05-19 | – | 1957-09-01 | Director of Operations Malaya |
| 1958-01-05 | – | 1960-05-08 | Commander in Chief Middle East Land Forces |
| 1960-08-01 | – | 1966-08-01 | Colonel, The King's Own Light Infantry |
| 1960-08-17 | Retired | ||
| 1960-09-10 | – | 1963-09-10 | Lieutenant of Tower of London |
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