The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Sir William Bridgeford

Bridgeford

Sir William, Lieutenant-General

(1894 – 1971)

1934
- 1938
General Staff Officer 1 2nd Australian Cavalry Division
1938
- 1939
Instructor at Army Command & Staff School
1939
Attending the Imperial Defence College [England]
1939
- 1940
Australian Liaison Officer London
1940
Commanding Officer 25th Australian Infantry Brigade [England]
1940
- 1942
Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General I Australian Corps [Greece]
1942
- 1943
Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General 1st Australian Army
1943
General Officer Commanding 3rd Australian Infantry Division
1943
- 1944
Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General New Guinea Force
1944
- 1946
General Officer Commanding 3rd Australian Infantry Division
1946
- 1950
Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters
 
General Officer Commanding Eastern Command
 
Commander in Chief Commonwealth Forces in Korea
1953
Retired
Picture source: http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/022929