The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Sinclair, John Alexander
Major-General
* 29th of May 1897
† 22nd of March 1977
(Royal Artillery)
Nickname: Sinbad
Promotions
| 1938-08-29 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-04-29 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-07-29 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-02-15 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-02-15 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-08-15 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-08-15 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-08-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-12-31 | Colonel (Dated back to 1942-07-01) |
| 1943-01-15 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-01-15 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-05-05 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-08-23) |
Service
| 1938-08-29 | – | 1940-04-28 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-XX-XX | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1941-02-15 | – | 1941-07-XX | Deputy Director of Military Operations (H), War Office |
| 1941-07-24 | – | 1942-03-XX | Brigadier General Staff, South Eastern Command |
| 1942-XX-XX | Commander Royal Artillery, 1st Infantry Division | ||
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1943-XX-XX | Deputy Chief of Staff, Home Forces |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | Major-General General Staff, Home Forces |
| 1944-03-10 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Director of Military Intelligence, War Office |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1953-XX-XX | Vice Chief of Secret Intelligence Service |
| 1952-05-30 | Retired from the Army | ||
| 1952-12-03 | – | 1962-05-29 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1953-XX-XX | – | 1956-XX-XX | Chief of Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley