The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Swayne, John George des Réaux
Lieutenant-General
* 3rd of July 1890
† 16th of December 1964
(Royal Northumberland Fusiliers)
Promotions
| 1931-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-09-25 | Major |
| 1934-12-13 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1935-03-06 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1935-07-01 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1935-09-12 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-04-26 | Colonel (Dated back to 1934-07-01) |
| 1939-09-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-03-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-10-06 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-05-31 | Major-General (Dated back to 1940-12-03) |
| 1942-03-09 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-03-09 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-10-06 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-07-03) |
Service
| 1930-12-15 | – | 1934-01-16 | Military Assistant to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1934-12-13 | – | 1935-03-06 | General Staff Officer 1, International Force in the Saar Territory [Germany] |
| 1935-09-14 | – | 1937-04-25 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers |
| 1937-04-26 | – | 1939-08-31 | Chief Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1940-06-25 | Head of the British Military Mission the the French General Headquarters |
| 1940-06-25 | – | 1940-10-03 | Brigadier General Staff, Home Forces |
| 1940-10-04 | – | 1942-03-09 | General Officer Commanding 4th Infantry Division |
| 1942-03-15 | – | 1942-09-06 | Chief of Staff, Home Forces |
| 1942-09-07 | – | 1944-03-18 | General Officer Commanding in Chief South Eastern Command |
| 1944-03-17 | – | 1945-04-27 | Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters India |
| 1945-04-28 | – | 1946-XX-XX | Special Employment |
| 1946-08-19 | Retired | ||
| 1947-10-15 | – | 1953-04-13 | Colonel, Somerset Light Infantry |
Picture source: NPG x164118, National Portrait Gallery, London