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
| 1941-04-23 | – | 1941-10-14 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1941-10-XX | – | 1942-12-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Border Regiment |
| 1942-12-04 | – | 1943-07-14 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1943-09-13 | – | 1943-10-13 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1943-10-14 | – | 1943-11-12 | Deputy Commanding Officer ? |
| 1943-11-19 | – | 1944-12-21 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, ? |
| 1944-12-22 | – | 1945-11-09 | Commanding Officer 1st Airlanding Brigade [Norway] |
| 1945-11-13 | – | 1946-11-24 | Commanding Officer 6th Airlanding Brigade [Palestine] |
| 1946-11-26 | – | 1947-04-05 | Commander Royal Artillery, 4th Infantry Division |
| 1947-06-02 | – | 1948-09-13 | Brigadier General Staff, Southern Command |
| 1948-09-15 | – | 1950-01-13 | District Officer Commanding Hamburg District [Germany] |
| 1950-01-14 | – | 1952-12-15 | Director of Land/Air 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 Anglian District |
| 1955-05-14 | – | 1956-03-24 | Chief of Staff, Allied Forces Northern Europe |
| 1956-05-19 | – | 1957-09-01 | General Officer Commanding Malaya Command |
| 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, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| 1960-08-17 | Retired | ||
| 1960-09-10 | – | 1963-09-10 | Lieutenant of the Tower of London |
Picture source: Courtesy of Anonymous