The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier John Buchanan Adams

Adams, John Buchanan

Brigadier

* 26th of November 1906

† 23rd of June 1966

(Royal Signals)

Promotions

1941-09-07 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-12-07 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-01-12 Acting Colonel
1943-07-12 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-07-12 Temporary Colonel
1943-09-07 Acting Brigadier
1944-02-09 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1945-01-06 Acting Brigadier
1948-07-31 Lieutenant-Colonel (Dated back to 1948-06-15)
1949-01-18 Colonel

Service

1941-XX-XX 1942-XX-XX Commanding Officer 5th Divisional Signals
1942-XX-XX Chief Signal Officer, XXX Corps [North Africa]
1943-09-07 1943-10-22 Chief Signal Officer, XIII Corps [Italy]
1945-01-06 1945-08-XX Deputy Signal Officer in Chief, 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe]
1949-05-XX 1952-04-XX Deputy Director of Signals, War Office
1952-05-15 Retired