The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Perowne, Lancelot Edgar Connop Mervyn
Major-General
* 11th of June 1902
† 24th of March 1982
(Royal Engineers)
Nickname: Lance
Promotions
| 1940-05-27 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-07-20 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-10-21 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-11-26 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-05-19 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-05-19 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-11-19 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-11-19 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-11-19 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-07-31 | Colonel |
| 1951-05-22 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1951-06-13 | Brigadier |
| 1952-01-01 | Major-General |
Service
| 1942-05-19 | – | 1943-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 69th Anti-Aircraft Brigade |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1943-11-03 | Commanding Officer 37th Anti-Aircraft Brigade |
| 1943-11-18 | – | 1945-07-11 | Commanding Officer 23rd Infantry Brigade [India - Burma] |
| 1945-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Penang Sub-Area [Malaya] | ||
| 1946-02-XX | – | 1946-06-XX | Commanding Officer 74th Indian Infantry Brigade |
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Commandant of School of Combined Operations |
| 1948-12-XX | – | 1951-05-XX | Commanding Officer 151st Infantry Brigade |
| 1951-05-22 | – | 1952-XX-XX | Head of the British Military Mission to Greece |
| 1952-05-07 | – | 1955-05-06 | District Officer Commanding South Malaya District |
| 1952-05-07 | – | 1955-05-06 | General Officer Commanding 17th Gurkha Division [Malaya] |
| 1952-05-07 | – | 1955-05-06 | General Officer Commanding Brigade of Gurkhas [Malaya] |
| 1955-08-07 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x169946, National Portrait Gallery, London