The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Lawrence Roger Lumley

Lumley, Lawrence Roger

Major-General

* 27th of July 1896

† 29th of June 1969

(King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry)

Nickname: Earl of Scarbrough

Promotions

1943-08-30 Acting Major-General
1944-03-01 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-03-01 Temporary Colonel
1944-06-17 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1937-09-18 1943-03-24 Governor of Bombey
1943-08-30 1944-02-13 Chief Civial Affairs Officer, Chief of Staff Supreme Allied Commander
1944-02-13 1944-04-22 Head of Civil Affairs Division, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces
1947-10-28 Honorary Colonel, 15th Anti-Aircraft (M) Signal Regiment, Territorial Army
1956-10-27 Honorary Colonel, Northern Command (M) Signal Regiment, Territorial Army
1956-10-31 1962-10-31 Honorary Colonel, Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry, Territorial Army