The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Burnham
Edward Frederick Lawson, Major-General
(1890 – 1963) (Territorial Army)
Nickname: Baron of Burnham
1933
Commanding Officer 99th Field Brigade Royal Artillery
1938
- 1940
Commander Royal Artillery, 48th Infantry Division [France]
1940
- 1941
General Officer Commanding Division Yorkshire
1942
- 1945
Director of Public Relations, War Office
1942
- 1945
Senior War Office Representative, Ministry of Information
1945
Released from Active Service
1948
- 1953
Honorary Colonel, ? TA Unit
1951
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley