The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Kirkman, John Mather
Major-General
* 5th of May 1898
† 14th of October 1964
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1940-07-10 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-10 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-01-15 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-01-15 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-07-15 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-07-15 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-07-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-03-07 | Colonel |
| 1948-08-13 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1949-01-12 | Major-General |
Service
| 1940-07-10 | – | 1942-01-14 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1942-01-15 | – | 1944-05-25 | Deputy Director of Military Intelligence, War Office |
| 1944-05-26 | – | 1945-06-XX | Brigadier General Staff, Southern Command |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1947-XX-XX | Brigadier General Staff, British Land Forces in Greece |
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1948-06-XX | Chief of Staff, British Troops in Palestine & Trans-Jordan |
| 1948-08-XX | – | 1950-09-05 | Chief of Staff, Far East Land Forces |
| 1950-11-27 | – | 1954-XX-XX | Chief of Intelligence Division, Allied Control Commission Germany (British Element) |
| 1954-01-22 | Retired | ||
| 1957-01-01 | – | 1963-05-05 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
Picture source: NPG x163369, National Portrait Gallery, London