Nevil Brownjohn
| Sir Nevil Brownjohn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1897 |
| Died | 1973 (aged 75 or 76) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1958 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Military Cross |
General Sir Nevil Charles Dowell Brownjohn GBE KCB CMG MC (1897–1973) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Military career
Brownjohn was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1915: he served in World War I.[1] In 1927 he was sent, as a Captain, to China to protect the international settlement in Shanghai; he used his skills as Russian speaker to raise a Company of White Russians.[2]
He also served in World War II rising to be Major-General in charge of supplies to General Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, in 1943.[1] He then became Deputy Chief of Staff at General Eisenhower's Headquarters in 1944 before being appointed Deputy Quartermaster-General in the Middle East later that year.[1]
After the War he took charge of Administration for the British Army of the Rhine and then joined the Control Commission (British Sector) for Germany in 1947.[1] He became Vice Quartermaster General at the War Office in 1949 and Vice Chief of Imperial General Staff in 1950.[1] He was Chief Staff Officer at the Ministry of Defence from 1952 to 1955 when he became Quartermaster-General to the Forces; he retired in 1958.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ The Memoirs of Major-General FVB Witt CB CBE DSO MC Royal Engineers Journal, September 1969, Page 245
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Gerald Templer |
Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1950–1952 |
Succeeded by Sir Harold Redman |
| Preceded by Sir Maurice Chilton |
Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1956–1958 |
Succeeded by Sir Cecil Sugden |