Category: Australian Army Generals, World War II

Categories: Australian Army, World War II | Australian Army Generals

About sixty soldiers served as Australian Army generals during the Second World War (different secondary sources list differing numbers), five of whom lost their lives during service: three to aircraft accidents and two to illness. Not all generals become commanders of divisions or corps. Many fill important staff positions that are crucial to ultimate victory. The most senior soldier was Sir Thomas Blamey, who was promoted to Field Marshal in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief. The most well-known, arguably, are those who served as general officers commanding the Australian Imperial Force divisions: 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th; general officers commanding the 1st and 2nd Army Corps; and the chiefs of the general staff. Australia's oldest general was the illustrious leader General Sir Brudenell White, at 63 years of age at the outbreak of the war. Eighteen received knighthoods in recognition of their service.

Australia in World War II

A

Arthur Allen 10 Mar 1894 Hurstville, New South Wales (Australia) - 25 Jan 1959

B

Henry Bennett 16 Apr 1887 Balwyn, Victoria (Australia) - 01 Aug 1962

Frank Berryman 11 Apr 1894 Geelong, Victoria (Australia) - 28 May 1981

David Blake 10 Nov 1887 Prospect, New South Wales (Australia) - 06 Mar 1965

Thomas Blamey 24 Jan 1884 Lake Albert, New South Wales (Australia) - 27 May 1951

Allan Boase 19 Feb 1894 Gympie, Queensland (Australia) - 01 Jan 1964

William Bridgeford 28 Jul 1894 Smeaton, Victoria (Australia) - 21 Sep 1971

Samuel Burston 21 Mar 1888 Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) - 21 Aug 1960

C

Cecil Callaghan 31 Jul 1890 Sydney, New South Wales (Australia) - 01 Jan 1967

James Cannan 29 Aug 1882 Townsville, Queensland (Australia) - 23 May 1976

John Chapman 15 Dec 1896 Braidwood, New South Wales (Australia) - 19 Apr 1963

Cyril Clowes 11 Mar 1892 Warwick, Queensland (Australia) - 19 May 1968

D

Francis Derham 15 May 1885 Eaglehawk, Victoria (Australia) - 22 Oct 1957

Rupert Downes 10 Feb 1885 Mitcham, South Australia (Australia) - 05 Mar 1945

Edmund Drake-Brockman 21 Feb 1884 Busselton, Western Australia - 01 Jun 1949

James Durrant 17 Mar 1885 Glenelg, South Australia (Australia) - 17 Sep 1963

E

Kenneth Eather 06 Jul 1901 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia - 09 May 1993

H

John Hardie 20 Mar 1882 Ballarat, Victoria (Australia) - 21 Jul 1956

H cont.

Edmund Herring 02 Sep 1892 Maryborough, Victoria (Australia) - 05 Jan 1982

J

Robert Jackson 01 Jan 1886 Crows Nest, Queensland (Australia) - 24 Nov 1948

Carl Jess 16 Feb 1884 Sandhurst, Victoria (Australia) - 16 Jun 1948

L

John Lavarack 19 Dec 1885 Kangaroo Point, Queensland (Australia) - 04 Dec 1957

Charles Lloyd 02 Feb 1899 South Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia - 31 May 1956

Herbert Lloyd 18 Nov 1883 South Yarra, Victoria (Australia) - 10 Aug 1957

William Locke 14 Aug 1894 St Kilda, Victoria (Australia) - 03 Apr 1962

M

Iven Mackay 07 Apr 1882 Grafton, New South Wales (Australia) - 30 Sep 1966

Edward Milford 10 Dec 1894 Prahran, Victoria (Australia) - 10 Jun 1972

Basil Morris 19 Dec 1888 East Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) - 05 Apr 1975

Leslie Morshead 18 Sep 1889 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia - 26 Sep 1959

N

John Northcott 24 Mar 1890 Creswick, Victoria, Australia - 04 Aug 1966

P

Owen Phillips 09 Jun 1882 Warwick, Queensland (Australia) - 15 May 1966

Eric Plant 23 Apr 1890 Charters Towers, Queensland (Australia) - 17 May 1950

R

Alan Ramsay 12 Mar 1895 Windsor, Victoria (Australia) - 19 Sep 1973

Horace Robertson 29 Oct 1894 Warrnambool, Victoria (Australia) - 28 Apr 1960

Sydney Rowell 15 Dec 1894 Lockleys, South Australia (Australia) - 12 Apr 1975

S

Stanley Savige 26 Jun 1890 Morwell, Victoria (Australia) - 15 May 1954

Colin Simpson 13 Apr 1894 Balaclava, Victoria (Australia) - 23 Aug 1964

Edward Smart 23 May 1891 Kew, Victoria (Australia) - 02 May 1961

Ernest Squires 18 Dec 1882 Poona, India - 02 Mar 1940

Victor Stantke 15 Aug 1886 Fitzroy, Victoria (Australia) - May 1967

Clive Steele 30 Sep 1892 Canterbury, Victoria (Australia) - 05 Aug 1955

John Stevens 07 Sep 1896 Daylesford, Victoria (Australia) - 20 May 1969

Vernon Sturdee 16 Apr 1890 Frankston, Victoria (Australia) - 25 May 1966

V

George Vasey 29 Mar 1895 Malvern East, Victoria (Australia) - 05 Mar 1945

W

Cyril White 23 Sep 1876 Saint Arnaud, Victoria (Australia) - 13 Aug 1940

John Whitelaw 26 Aug 1894 Hawthorn, Victoria (Australia) - 21 Apr 1964

John Whitham 07 Oct 1881 Jamālpur, West Bengal, India - 12 May 1952

Thomas Williams 10 Apr 1884 Bundaberg, Queensland (Australia) - 23 Oct 1950

John Wilton 22 Nov 1910 Strawberry Hills, New South Wales, Australia - 10 May 1981

George Wootten 01 May 1893 Marrickville, New South Wales (Australia) - 31 Mar 1970

Henry Wynter 05 Jun 1886 Gin Gin, Queensland (Australia) - 07 Feb 1945

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