Lieutenant General Sir John Evetts | |
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Nickname(s) | "Jack"[1] |
Born | 30 June 1891 Naini Tal, West Bengal, India |
Died | 21 December 1988 (aged 97)[2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
Buried | Kemerton, Worcestershire, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1911–1946 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | 4551 |
Unit | Cameronians Machine Gun Corps Royal Ulster Rifles |
Commands | 1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles 16th Infantry Brigade 6th Infantry Division |
Battles / wars | First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
Awards | Knight Bachelor Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Legion of Merit (United States) Mentioned in despatches |
Other work | Master-General of the Ordnance managing director, Rotol Limited and British Messier Chairmanchairman, Rotol Limited and British Messier |
Lieutenant General Sir John Fullerton Evetts CB, CBE, MC (30 June 1891 – 21 December 1988) was a senior British Army officer.