The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Edward Frederick Lawson

Lawson, Edward Frederick

Major-General

* 16th of June 1890

† 4th of July 1963

(Royal Artillery)

(Territorial Army)

Nickname: Baron Burnham

Promotions

1927-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1929-09-17 Lieutenant-Colonel
1933-09-17 Colonel
1938-09-13 Temporary Brigadier
1941-02-27 Acting Major-General
1942-02-27 Temporary Major-General
1945-04-11 Major-General

Service

1929-09-17 1933-09-16 Commanding Officer 99th (Buckinghamshire & Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, Territorial Army
1938-09-13 1940-XX-XX Commander Royal Artillery, 48th Infantry Division [France]
1939-10-08 1939-10-23 Acting General Officer Commanding 48th Infantry Division
1941-02-24 1941-09-11 General Officer Commanding Division Yorkshire County
1941-12-29 1945-XX-XX Director of Public Relations, War Office
1942-01-12 1945-XX-XX Senior War Office Representative at Ministry of Information
1945-12-31 Retired
1948-11-26 1953-11-25 Honorary Colonel, ?, Royal Artillery, Territorial Army
Picture source: NPG x166259, National Portrait Gallery, London