The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Porter
Selwyn Havelock Watson, Major-General
(1905 – 1963)
1939
- 1941
Commanding Officer 2/5th Infantry Battalion
1941
Commanding Officer 2/6th Infantry Battalion
1941
- 1942
Commanding Officer 2/31st Infantry Battalion
1942
Commanding Officer 11th Australian Infantry Brigade
1942
Commanding Officer 30th Australian Infantry Brigade [New Guinea]
1942
- 1945
Commanding Officer 24th Australian Brigade, Borneo
1945
Retired
1950
Commanding Officer 6th Austrlian Infantry Brigade
1950
General Officer Commanding 3rd Australian Infantry Division
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley