The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Lyne, Lewis Owen
Major-General
* 19th of August 1899
† 4th of November 1970
(Lancashire Fusiliers)
Nickname: Lew
Nickname: Lou
Promotions
| 1939-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-11-23 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-02-23 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-24 | Local Colonel |
| 1942-02-18 | Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-03-12 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-03-12 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-09-12 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-09-12 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-09-12 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-07-03 | Colonel (Dated back to 1942-07-01) |
| 1944-03-29 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-03-29 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-04-09 | Major-General (Dated back to 1945-09-02) |
Service
| 1939-04-27 | – | 1939-11-22 | Deputy Assistant Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War |
| 1939-11-23 | – | 1940-08-08 | Assistant Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War |
| 1940-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 9th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | ||
| 1941-06-29 | – | 1942-02-18 | Chief Instructor at Senior Officers' School |
| 1942-03-12 | – | 1943-10-10 | Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade [Middle East - North Africa - Italy] |
| 1943-10-10 | – | 1943-10-15 | Acting General Officer Commanding 56th Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1943-10-16 | – | 1943-11-13 | Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1943-11-13 | Wounded | ||
| 1943-11-28 | – | 1944-01-08 | Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1944-01-08 | Hospitalised | ||
| 1944-01-21 | – | 1944-03-20 | Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1944-03-29 | – | 1944-10-19 | General Officer Commanding 59th Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-10-17 | – | 1944-11-22 | General Officer Commanding 50th Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-11-22 | – | 1945-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-05-XX | – | 1945-08-XX | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Berlin [Germany] |
| 1946-01-01 | – | 1948-09-XX | Director of Staff Duties, War Office |
| 1949-02-03 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x186064, National Portrait Gallery, London