The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Caunter, John Alan Lyde
Brigadier
* 17th of December 1889
† 21st of April 1981
Nickname: Blood
Promotions
| 1933-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-04-13 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-07-06 | Colonel (Dated back to 1936-07-01) |
| 1939-07-06 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-03-31 | Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1935-04-13 | – | 1939-04-13 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion Royal Tank Corps |
| 1939-04-13 | – | 1939-07-05 | Half-pay |
| 1939-07-06 | – | 1939-10-20 | Acting Commanding Officer 1st Army Tank Brigade |
| 1939-11-01 | – | 1939-11-16 | Commanding Officer Heavy Armoured Brigade [Egypt] |
| 1939-11-16 | – | 1939-12-04 | Acting General Officer Commanding Armoured Division Egypt [North Africa] |
| 1939-12-05 | – | 1940-02-16 | Commanding Officer Heavy Armoured Brigade [Egypt] |
| 1940-02-16 | – | 1940-04-14 | Commanding Officer 4th Heavy Armoured Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1940-04-14 | – | 1941-05-08 | Commanding Officer 4th Armoured Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1941-04-01 | – | 1941-04-13 | Acting General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division [North Africa] |
| 1941-05-25 | – | 1943-08-XX | Director of Staff Duties (Armoured Troops), Army Headquarters India |
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1943-XX-XX | Brigadier General Staff, Armoured Troops, Army Headquarters India |
| 1944-03-31 | Retired |