The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Kendrew, Douglas Anthony
Major-General
* 22nd of July 1910
† 28th of February 1989
(Royal Leicestershire Regiment)
Nickname: Joe
Promotions
| 1943-03-19 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-06-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-01-24 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-01-24 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-07-24 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-07-24 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-07-24 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-05-31 | Reverted to War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1946-11-04 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1951-07-28 | Colonel |
| 1952-11-30 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1956-10-19 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1957-04-19 | Brigadier |
| 1957-06-29 | Major-General |
Service
| 1943-03-19 | – | 1944-01-23 | Commanding Officer 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment [North Africa - Italy] |
| 1944-01-24 | – | 1944-12-22 | Commanding Officer 128th Infantry Brigade [Italy - Middle East - North Africa] |
| 1945-01-28 | – | 1945-10-22 | Commanding Officer 128th Infantry Brigade [Italy - Middle East - Greece] |
| 1945-11-30 | – | 1946-05-31 | Commanding Officer 128th Infantry Brigade [Italy - Austria] |
| 1946-06-01 | – | 1946-11-03 | General Staff Officer 1, Central Mediterranean Force |
| 1946-11-04 | – | 1948-08-16 | Commandant of School of Infantry, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1948-08-17 | – | 1950-09-13 | Commandant of Army Apprentice School Harrogate |
| 1950-10-03 | – | 1952-09-27 | Colonel (A/Q), Northern Ireland District |
| 1952-11-30 | – | 1953-11-05 | Commanding Officer 29th Infantry Brigade [Korea] |
| 1954-XX-XX | – | 1955-XX-XX | Attending the Imperial Defence College |
| 1955-03-10 | – | 1956-09-28 | Brigadier (A/Q), Northern Command |
| 1956-10-19 | – | 1958-10-11 | District Officer Commanding Cyprus District |
| 1958-12-15 | – | 1960-12-01 | Director of Infantry, War Office |
| 1961-03-21 | – | 1963-03-22 | Chief Liaison Officer, Joint Services Liaison Staff to Australia |
| 1963-05-20 | – | 1964-09-01 | Colonel, Royal Leicestershire Regiment |
| 1963-09-01 | Retired | ||
| 1963-09-23 | – | 1974-01-06 | Governor of Western Australia |
| 1964-09-01 | – | 1965-08-01 | Deputy Colonel, Royal Anglian Regiment |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley