The Generals of WWII

Generals from Australia Flag for Australia
Portrait of Major-General John William Alexander O'Brien

O'Brien

John William Alexander, Major-General

(1908 – 1980)

1941
- 1942
Commanding Officer 2/5th Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery
1942
Commander Royal Artillery 3rd Australian Infantry Division
1942
- 1943
Director of Artillery, Army Headquarters
1943
- 1944
Deputy Master-General of Ordnance, Army Headquarters
1945
Deputy Master-General of Ordnance, Army Headquarters
1946
- 1950
Chief of Scientific & Technical Division, Allied Forces Japan
1951
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley