John Brown (British Army officer, died 1958)
Lieutenant-General Sir John Brown, KCB, CBE, DSO, TD, JP, DL, FRIBA, FRICS (10 February 1880 – 4 April 1958) was a British architect and British Army officer. The first Territorial Army officer to reach the rank of major-general, he was described by Sir Basil Liddell Hart as "the foremost figure and most dynamic leader in the Territorial Army during years when its strength and efficiency were declining, and by his power of generating enthusiasm he created a local revival which had a far-reaching effect."
Biography[edit]
Born in Northampton, John Brown was the elder son of John Brown and Kate Davis (née Allen).
During the Second World War, Brown served as Deputy Adjutant-General, the War Office, as Deputy Director-General, Territorial Army, and Inspector of Welfare and Education, War Office.
References[edit]
- https://nenequirer.com/2021/12/10/the-boy-from-the-garibaldi/
- https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-32112
- https://www.ukwhoswho.com/display/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-235175
- Nicholas Smart, Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War
References[edit]
- 1880 births
- 1958 deaths
- British Army lieutenant generals
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects
- Fellows of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Deputy Lieutenants of Northamptonshire
- English justices of the peace
- Military personnel from Northampton
- 20th-century British architects
- Army Reserve (United Kingdom)