The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Boase
Allan Joseph, Lieutenant-General
(1894 – 1964)
1939
General Staff Officer 1 4th Australian Infantry Division
1939
- 1940
Chief Instructor at the Command & Staff School
1940
Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General 7th Australian Infantry Division [Middle East]
1941
Commanding Officer Headquarters Australian Overseas Base Area
1941
- 1942
Commanding Officer 16th Australian Infantry Brigade [Middle East]
1942
Commanding Officer Australian Forces Ceylon
1942
- 1943
Major-General General Staff 1st Australian Army
1943
- 1945
General Officer Commanding 11th Australian Infantry Division [New Guinea]
1945
- 1946
General Officer Commander in Chief Western Command
1946
- 1948
Head of the Australian Army Mission London
1948
Head of the Australian Military Mission London
1949
- 1950
General Officer Commander in Chief Southern Command
1951
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley