The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Blamey, Thomas Albert
Field Marshal
* 24th of January 1884
† 27th of May 1951
Promotions
| 1915-07-26 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel (AIF) |
| 1915-10-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel (AIF) |
| 1916-12-01 | Colonel (AIF) |
| 1917-09-24 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-06-01 | Temporary Brigadier-General (AIF) |
| 1918-06-01 | Honorary Brigadier-General |
| 1919-01-20 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1920-01-01 | Colonel |
| 1931-06-01 | Major-General |
| 1939-10-12 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1941-09-24 | General |
| 1950-06-08 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1915-07-26 | – | 1915-09-12 | General Staff Officer 2, 2nd Australian Infantry Division [France] |
| 1915-09-13 | – | 1916-07-09 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 2nd Australian Infantry Division [France] |
| 1916-07-10 | – | 1916-12-02 | General Staff Officer 1, 2nd Australian Infantry Division [France] |
| 1916-12-03 | – | 1916-12-27 | Commanding Officer 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion [France] |
| 1916-12-28 | – | 1917-02-13 | Temporary Commanding Officer 1st Australian Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1917-02-14 | – | 1918-05-31 | General Staff Officer 1, 2nd Australian Infantry Division [France] |
| 1918-06-01 | – | 1919-04-14 | Brigadier General General Staff, Australian Corps [France] |
| 1919-04-15 | – | 1919-09-18 | Chief of Staff, Australian Imperial Force |
| 1919-09-19 | – | 1920-03-31 | Director of Military Operations, Army Headquarters |
| 1920-04-01 | – | 1922-07-31 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| 1922-08-01 | – | 1925-01-01 | Colonel General Staff, Australian High Commissioner's Office London [Great Britain] |
| 1922-08-01 | – | 1925-01-01 | Australian Representative to the Imperial General Staff, War Office [Great Britain] |
| 1923-11-15 | – | 1925-08-31 | Second Chief of the General Staff (Assumed duty on 1925-03-07) |
| 1925-07-16 | – | 1925-08-31 | Associated Member of the Military Board |
| 1925-09-01 | – | 1936-XX-XX | Chief Commissioner of Police Victoria |
| 1926-05-01 | – | 1931-05-31 | Commanding Officer 10th Australian Infantry Brigade |
| 1927-08-24 | – | 1931-05-31 | Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Australia |
| 1931-06-01 | – | 1937-05-31 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Australian Infantry Division |
| 1938-XX-XX | – | 1939-XX-XX | Controller-General of Recruiting Secretariat |
| 1939-XX-XX | – | 1940-XX-XX | Chairman of Manpower Committee, Department of Defence |
| 1939-10-13 | – | 1940-04-03 | General Officer Commanding 6th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1940-04-04 | – | 1941-04-23 | General Officer Commanding I Australian Corps [Middle East] |
| 1940-12-10 | – | 1942-03-25 | General Officer Commanding Australian Imperial Force [Middle East] |
| 1941-04-23 | – | 1941-11-27 | Deputy Commander in Chief Middle East Command |
| 1942-03-27 | – | 1946-01-31 | Commander in Chief Australian Military Force |
| 1942-04-18 | – | 1946-01-31 | Commander in Chief Allied Land Forces Southwest Pacific |
| 1946-01-31 | Retired | ||
| 1950-06-07 | Recalled |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley