The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Bruce, John Geoffrey
Lieutenant-General
* 4th of December 1896
† 31st of January 1972
(Indian Army)
Promotions
| 1933-03-28 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-03-06 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-11-04 | Local Colonel |
| 1940-02-28 | Colonel (Dated back to 1938-01-01) |
| 1940-11-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-05-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-03-18 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-03-18 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1944-02-15 | Major-General |
| 1945-04-29 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-06-08 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1933-03-28 | – | 1936-06-26 | Instructor at Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1937-03-06 | – | 1938-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles |
| 1939-08-28 | – | 1939-10-14 | General Staff Officer 1 ? [India] |
| 1939-10-16 | – | 1939-12-25 | Senior Umpire ? |
| 1939-12-26 | – | 1940-01-18 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1940-04-19 | – | 1940-05-21 | Brigadier General Staff, British Forces in Norway |
| 1940-07-15 | – | 1940-08-02 | Senior Umpire ? |
| 1940-09-18 | – | 1940-10-31 | General Staff Officer 1 ? [India] |
| 1940-11-01 | – | 1941-05-09 | Commanding Officer 17th Indian Infantry Brigade |
| 1941-05-10 | – | 1942-03-01 | Deputy Director of Military Operations, Army Headquarters India |
| 1942-03-02 | – | 1942-11-25 | Brigadier General Staff ? [India] |
| 1942-XX-XX | Head of the British Military Mission to China | ||
| 1942-11-26 | – | 1944-03-01 | District Officer Commanding ? District [India] |
| 1944-10-19 | – | 1946-08-29 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff (A), Army Headquarters India |
| 1946-09-03 | – | 1947-07-XX | District Officer Commanding Lahore District [India] |
| 1948-03-18 | Retired | ||
| 1952-11-01 | – | 1956-XX-XX | Commandant of Civil Defence Staff College |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley