The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Boase, Allan Joseph
Lieutenant-General
* 19th of February 1894
† 1st of January 1964
Promotions
| 1936-06-27 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-07-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-11-02 | Colonel |
| 1940-11-27 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-03-07 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-02-26 | Major-General (Dated back to 1942-09-01) |
| 1949-03-12 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1951-02-20 | Granted the Honorary rank of Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1932-11-23 | – | 1937-03-09 | General Staff Officer 1, 3rd Australian Infantry Division |
| 1937-03-10 | – | 1939-04-10 | Exchange Officer to India |
| 1939-05-03 | – | 1939-11-01 | General Staff Officer 1, 4th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1939-11-02 | – | 1940-04-28 | Commandant of the Command & Staff School |
| 1940-04-04 | – | 1940-11-26 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 7th Australian Infantry Division [Middle East] |
| 1940-11-27 | – | 1941-01-24 | Brigadier in Charge of Administration, Base & Lines of Communication Units, Australian Imperial Force [Middle East] |
| 1941-01-25 | – | 1941-08-13 | Commanding Officer Australian Imperial Force Base Area |
| 1941-08-14 | – | 1942-03-06 | Commanding Officer 16th Australian Infantry Brigade [Middle East] |
| 1942-03-07 | – | 1942-09-13 | Commanding Officer Australian Imperial Force Ceylon |
| 1942-09-14 | – | 1943-09-11 | Major-General General Staff, 1st Australian Army |
| 1943-09-12 | – | 1945-04-03 | General Officer Commanding 11th Australian Infantry Division [New Guinea] |
| 1945-04-04 | – | 1946-03-22 | General Officer Commander in Chief Western Command |
| 1946-06-10 | – | 1948-03-10 | Australian Army Representative, Australian Army Staff, Great Britain |
| 1948-03-11 | – | 1949-02-03 | Australian Defence Representative, London, Great Britain |
| 1949-03-12 | – | 1951-02-20 | General Officer Commander in Chief Southern Command |
| 1949-03-12 | – | 1951-02-20 | District Officer Commanding 3rd Military District |
| 1951-02-20 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley