The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Drew, James Syme
Major-General
* 1st of September 1883
† 27th of June 1955
(Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders)
Promotions
| 1923-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1923-01-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1925-01-21 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1927-05-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1929-11-04 | Colonel (Dated back to 1927-01-01) |
| 1936-02-09 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1938-03-30 | Major-General (Dated back to 1937-12-20) |
Service
| 1923-01-01 | – | 1925-01-21 | Instructur at Staff College Camberley |
| 1929-11-04 | – | 1932-03-09 | Chief Instructor at Netheravon Wing Small Arms School |
| 1932-03-10 | – | 1935-11-30 | Assistant Director of Territorial Army, War Office |
| 1935-12-01 | – | 1936-02-09 | Half-pay |
| 1936-02-09 | – | 1938-03-29 | Brigadier General Staff, Southern Command |
| 1936-04-13 | – | 1938-03-29 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1938-03-30 | – | 1941-03-29 | General Officer Commanding 52nd Infantry Division [France] |
| 1942-11-09 | – | 1944-XX-XX | Major-General Combined Training, Combined Operations Headquarters |
| 1943-10-09 | – | 1951-09-02 | Colonel, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
| 1944-06-21 | – | 1945-11-XX | Director-General of Home Guard & Territorial Army, War Office |
| 1945-12-27 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x167256, National Portrait Gallery, London