The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Evetts, John Fullerton
Lieutenant-General
* 30th of June 1891
† 21st of December 1988
(Cameronians)
Nickname: Jack
Promotions
| 1931-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-01-03 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-12-29 | Colonel (Dated back to 1934-07-01) |
| 1936-09-23 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1939-07-13 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1939-07-14 | Local Brigadier |
| 1939-08-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-07-27 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-05-30 | Major-General (Dated back to 1940-12-01) |
| 1945-05-15 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-05-15 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-12-04 | Granted the Honorary rank of Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1932-05-01 | – | 1934-01-02 | Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1934-01-03 | – | 1935-12-19 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles |
| 1935-12-20 | – | 1936-06-07 | Commanding Officer Palestine |
| 1936-06-08 | – | 1936-09-22 | General Staff Officer 1, Palestine |
| 1936-09-23 | – | 1939-07-13 | Commanding Officer 16th Infantry Brigade [Palestine] |
| 1939-07-14 | – | 1939-07-31 | Special employed |
| 1939-08-01 | – | 1940-07-26 | Brigadier General Staff, Northern Command [India] |
| 1940-07-27 | – | 1941-02-13 | General Officer Commanding Western Independent District [India] |
| 1941-02-14 | – | 1941-04-07 | General Officer Commanding 6th Infantry Division [North Africa] |
| 1941-04-19 | – | 1941-09-25 | General Officer Commanding 6th Infantry Division [North Africa] |
| 1942-03-31 | – | 1942-08-15 | Special employed |
| 1942-09-10 | – | 1942-12-06 | Special employed, War Office |
| 1942-12-07 | – | 1944-08-24 | Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1944-08-25 | – | 1946-XX-XX | Senior Military Advisor, Ministry of Supply |
| 1946-12-04 | Retired |
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