The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Smyth, John George
Major-General
* 24th of October 1893
† 26th of April 1983
(11th Sikh Regiment)
(Indian Army)
Promotions
| 1931-01-16 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1933-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-07-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-02-05 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-02-05 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-08-05 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1940-08-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-12-23 | Colonel (Dated back to 1936-07-01) |
| 1941-04-02 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1941-06-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-10-20 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-03-01 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1942-03-01 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-06-01 | Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier (Dated back to 1942-11-07) |
Service
| 1931-01-16 | – | 1934-01-15 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1934-01-16 | – | 1936-09-20 | Second in Command 3rd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment |
| 1936-09-21 | – | 1939-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment |
| 1939-08-XX | – | 1939-09-XX | Attached to the Home Office |
| 1939-09-27 | – | 1940-01-XX | General Staff Officer 1, 2nd London Division |
| 1940-02-05 | – | 1941-04-02 | Commanding Officer 127th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1941-10-01 | – | 1941-12-01 | General Officer Commanding 19th Indian Division |
| 1941-12-01 | – | 1942-03-01 | General Officer Commanding 17th Indian Division [Burma] |
| 1942-11-07 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x84809, National Portrait Gallery, London