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Sir John Swayne
Lieutenant General Swayne in 1942.
Nickname(s)"Jack"[1]
Born3 July 1890
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Died16 December 1964 (aged 74)
London, England
AllegianceJohn Swayne United Kingdom
Service/branchJohn Swayne British Army
Years of service1911−1946
RankLieutenant-general
Service number17966
UnitSomerset Light Infantry
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
Commands held1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
4th Infantry Division
South-Eastern Command
Chief of the General Staff (India)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant-General Sir John George des Reaux Swayne KCB CBE (3 July 1890 – 16 December 1964) was a senior British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of South-Eastern Command during the Second World War.

  1. ^ Smart 2005, p. 303.

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