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McLean served in the [[Second World War]] in France and Germany.[ Promoted to [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|colonel]] on 18 October 1940, with seniority backdated to 1 January 1939,][{{London Gazette|issue=35021|page=7203|date=20 December 1940|supp=y}}] in 1943 he became Chief Operations Officer for the [[21st Army Group]] and,[[http://generals.dk/general/McLean/Sir_Kenneth_Graeme/Great_Britain.html Generals.dk]] in this capacity, was involved in the planning of [[Operation Overlord]].[[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/10/obituaries/sir-kenneth-graeme-mclean-helped-plan-d-day-invasion.html?pagewanted=1 Sir Kenneth Graeme McLean; Helped Plan D-Day Invasion] New York Times, 8 June 1987] He was promoted to the acting rank of major-general on 26 April 1945, shortly before the [[end of World War II in Europe|end of the war in Europe]].[{{London Gazette|issue=37092|page=2655|date=22 May 1945|supp=y}}] |
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McLean served in the [[Second World War]] in France and Germany.[ Promoted to [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|colonel]] on 18 October 1940, with seniority backdated to 1 January 1939,][{{London Gazette|issue=35021|page=7203|date=20 December 1940|supp=y}}] in 1943 he became Chief Operations Officer for the [[21st Army Group]] and,[[http://generals.dk/general/McLean/Sir_Kenneth_Graeme/Great_Britain.html Generals.dk]] in this capacity, was involved in the planning of [[Operation Overlord]].[[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/10/obituaries/sir-kenneth-graeme-mclean-helped-plan-d-day-invasion.html?pagewanted=1 Sir Kenneth Graeme McLean; Helped Plan D-Day Invasion] New York Times, 8 June 1987] He was promoted to the acting rank of major-general on 26 April 1945, shortly before the [[end of World War II in Europe|end of the war in Europe]].[{{London Gazette|issue=37092|page=2655|date=22 May 1945|supp=y}}] |
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After the war McLean became Deputy Adjutant General at General Headquarters [[Far East Land Forces]] and then at General Headquarters [[Middle East Command|Middle East Land Forces]].[ He was made Vice Adjutant General at the [[War Office]] in 1947 and [[chief of staff]] at the [[Control Commission]] in Germany and Deputy Military Governor for the British Zone in Germany in 1949.][ He was made [[Military Secretary (United Kingdom)|Military Secretary]] in 1949 and Chief Staff Officer at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in 1951.][ McLean led the Committee of Inquiry into the conduct of the Army during the campaign against the [[Mau-Mau]] in Kenya and found that the troops had shown "a high sense of responsibility and application to duty" but also reported that "two instances of serious misconduct had occurred."][[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1954/jan/26/kenya-conduct-of-british-forces Kenya: conduct of British Forces] Hansard, 26 January 1954] He retired in 1954. |
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After the war McLean became Deputy Adjutant General at General Headquarters [[Far East Land Forces]] and then at General Headquarters [[Middle East Command|Middle East Land Forces]].[ He was made Vice Adjutant General at the [[War Office]] in 1947 and [[chief of staff]] at the [[Allied Commission|Control Commission]] in Germany and Deputy Military Governor for the British Zone in Germany in 1949.][ He was made [[Military Secretary (United Kingdom)|Military Secretary]] in 1949 and Chief Staff Officer at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in 1951.][ McLean led the Committee of Inquiry into the conduct of the Army during the campaign against the [[Mau-Mau]] in Kenya and found that the troops had shown "a high sense of responsibility and application to duty" but also reported that "two instances of serious misconduct had occurred."][[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1954/jan/26/kenya-conduct-of-british-forces Kenya: conduct of British Forces] Hansard, 26 January 1954] He retired in 1954. |
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In retirement McLean was a member of the Central Advisory Council on Education, the authors of the ''Crowther Report: Fifteen to Eighteen'', the publication that eventually led, in 1972, to the raising of the school leaving age to 16.[[https://books.google.com/books?id=n7yLL47MUKQC&dq=%22Sir+Kenneth+McLean%22&pg=PA245 ''Educational Documents: 1816 to the present day'' By Stuart Maclure Page 245] Methuen, 1979, {{ISBN|978-0-416-72810-1}}] He also raised money for the repair of [[St Paul's Cathedral]]. |
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In retirement McLean was a member of the Central Advisory Council on Education, the authors of the ''Crowther Report: Fifteen to Eighteen'', the publication that eventually led, in 1972, to the raising of the school leaving age to 16.[[https://books.google.com/books?id=n7yLL47MUKQC&dq=%22Sir+Kenneth+McLean%22&pg=PA245 ''Educational Documents: 1816 to the present day'' By Stuart Maclure Page 245] Methuen, 1979, {{ISBN|978-0-416-72810-1}}] He also raised money for the repair of [[St Paul's Cathedral]]. |
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