The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Kennedy, John Noble
Major-General
* 31st of August 1893
† 15th of June 1970
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1931-08-31 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-10-05 | Brevet Colonel (Dated back to 1937-01-01) |
| 1938-10-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1938-10-25 | Colonel (Dated back to 1937-01-01) |
| 1939-12-23 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1940-02-26 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-03-25 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1940-04-12 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-10-14 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-10-14 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1942-11-01 | Major-General (Dated back to 1941-11-12) |
Service
| 1931-08-31 | – | 1934-10-21 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1934-10-22 | – | 1936-10-21 | General Staff Officer, 2 War Office |
| 1938-10-05 | – | 1939-09-16 | Deputy Director of Military Operations, War Office |
| 1939-09-17 | – | 1939-12-23 | Director of Plans, War Office |
| 1940-02-26 | – | 1940-03-25 | Brigadier General Staff, Northwestern Expeditionary Force |
| 1940-04-12 | – | 1940-06-28 | Commander Royal Artillery, 52nd Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-06-29 | – | 1940-10-13 | Brigadier General Staff, Northern Ireland District |
| 1940-10-14 | – | 1943-10-24 | Director of Military Operations & Plans, War Office |
| 1943-10-25 | – | 1945-02-XX | Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1945-06-15 | – | 1948-08-02 | Lieutenant of the Tower of London |
| 1946-02-26 | Retired | ||
| 1947-01-14 | – | 1953-11-21 | Governor & Commander in Chief Southern Rhodesia |
| 1948-01-07 | – | 1958-01-07 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
Picture source: NPG x85677, National Portrait Gallery, London