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Field Marshal Lord Birdwood | "Birdie of Anzac" |
| General Sir John Monash | "The Planning Genius" | |
| General Sir Brudenell White | "Designed the AUSTRALIA title" | |
| Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel | "Top dog in the Light Horse" | |
| Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges | "The Father of Duntroon" | |
| Major General Sir William Glasgow | "A 3 war hero" | |
| Major General Sir Charles Rosenthal | "Australian born" | |
| Major General Sir John Gellibrand | "The father of Legacy" | |
| Major General Ewen Sinclair-MacLagan | "Divisional Commander in UK" | |
| Lieutenant General Sir Talbot Hobbs | "Loved his Guns" | |
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Above; Hat badge (centre) Lapel (collar) tabs (L & R) Right; Shoulder Boards>> |
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| Badges of Rank (General Officers) The common badge of rank of all General Officers was the crossed sword and baton. This was worn on its own by Brigadier Generals. Major Generals wore it with a single star of the Order of the Bath, identical to those worn by Lieutenants and Captains. Lieutenant Generals wore it with a crown identical to that worn by Majors, and somewhat different to the style used today. (King's Crown not Queen's Crown). Full Generals wore it with both. In additional, all Generals wore the red lapel (collar) tabs of staff officers, with oak leaves (see picture). They had their own distinctive cap badge (above left, centre). They also wore oak leaves on their cap peak. The rank of Brigadier General differs from the present day rank of Brigadier in that the former was a true general. That rank no longer exists in Australia. |
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General Officers of the (first) AIF by Ross Mallett |
Link to biography |
Name and end of career rank |
| Anderson, R. M. McC. | Brigadier General Sir Robert Anderson |
Anderson, S. M. |
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Antill, J. M. |
Major General John Antill |
Bennett, H. G. |
Lieutenant General Gordon Bennett |
Bessell-Browne, A. J. |
Brigadier General Alfred Bessell-Browne |
Birdwood, W. R. |
Field Marshal Lord Birdwood |
Blamey, T. A. |
Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey |
Brand, C. H. |
Brigadier General Charles Brand |
Bridges, W. T. |
Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges |
Browne, R. S. |
Brigadier General Reginald Spencer Browne |
Burgess, W. L. H. |
Major General Sir William Sinclair-Burgess |
Cannan, J. H. |
Major General James Cannan |
Chauvel, H. G. |
Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel |
Christian, S. E. |
Brigadier General Sydney Christian |
Cox, C. F. |
Major General Charles Cox |
Coxen, W. A. |
Major General Walter Coxen |
Davies, C. S. |
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Dodds, T. H. |
Major General Thomas Dodds |
Drake-Brockman, E. A. |
Major General Edmund Drake-Brockman |
Elliott, H. E. |
Major General Harold Edward Elliott |
Foott, C. H. |
Major General Cecil Foott |
Forsyth, J. K. |
Major General John Forsyth |
Gellibrand, J. |
Major General Sir John Gellibrand |
Glasfurd, D. J. |
Brigadier General Duncan Glasfurd |
Glasgow, T. W. |
Major General Sir William Glasgow |
Goddard, H. A. |
Brigadier General Henry Goddard |
Grant, W. |
Brigadier General William Grant |
Griffiths, T. |
Brigadier General Thomas Griffiths |
Grimwade, H. W. |
Major General Harold Grimwade |
Heane, J. |
Brigadier General James Heane |
Herring, S. C. E. |
Brigadier General Sydney Herring |
Hobbs, J. J. T. |
Lieutenant General Sir Talbot Hobbs |
Holmes, W. |
Major General William Holmes |
Howse, N. R. |
Major General Sir Neville Howse |
Hughes, F. G. |
Major General Frederic Hughes |
Irving, G. G. H. |
Major General Godfrey Irving |
Jess, C. H. |
Lieutenant General Sir Carl Jess |
Jobson, A. |
Brigadier General Alexander Jobson |
Johnston, G. J. |
Major General George Johnston |
Leane, R. L. |
Brigadier General Sir Raymond Leane |
Legge, J. G. |
Lieutenant General Gordon Legge |
Lloyd, H. W. |
Major General Herbert Lloyd |
Long, G. M. |
Brigadier General Rt Rev. George Long |
Mackay, I. G. |
Lieutenant General Sir Iven Mackay |
MacLaurin, H. N. |
Brigadier General Henry MacLaurin |
Martin, E. F. |
Brigadier General Edward Martin |
McCay, J. W. |
Lieutenant General Hon. Sir James McCay |
McGlinn, J. P. |
Brigadier General Patrick McGlinn |
McNicoll, W. R. |
Major General Sir Ramsay McNicoll |
Meredith, J. B. H. |
Brigadier General Dr John Meredith |
Monash, J. |
General Sir John Monash |
Moore, N. J. |
Major General Hon. Sir Newton Moore |
Onslow, G. M. M. |
Brigadier General George MacArthur-Onslow |
Paton, J. |
Major General John Paton |
Phillips, O. F. |
Major General Owen Phillips |
Pope, H. |
Colonel Harold Pope |
Rankin, C. D. W. |
Brigadier General Colin Rankin |
Robertson, J. C. |
Brigadier General James Robertson |
Rosenthal, C. |
Major General Sir Charles Rosenthal |
Ryrie, G. de L. |
Major General Sir Granville Ryrie |
Sellheim, V. C. M. |
Major General Victor Sellheim |
Sinclair-MacLagan, E. G. |
Major General Ewen Sinclair-MacLagan |
Smith, R. |
Brigadier General Robert Smith |
Stewart, J. C. |
Brigadier General Campbell Stewart |
Tivey, E. |
Major General Edwin Tivey |
White, C. B. B. |
General Sir Brudenell White |
Wilson, L. C. |
Brigadier General Lachlan Wilson |
Wisdom, E. A. |
Brigadier General Evan Wisdom |
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This information by Ross Mallett http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/Generals/ |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Rank and date on first appointment to the AIF | Corps | Date of first appointment | Substantive Rank and Date | Unit | Remarks |
| Birdwood, William Riddell | 13 September 1865 | 18 September 1915 | General (23 October 1917) |
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Lieutenant Generals |
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Australian Imperial Force |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Rank and date on first appointment to the AIF | Corps | Date of first appointment | Substantive Rank and Date | Unit |
| Chauvel, Henry George. | 16 April 1865 | Colonel (9 March 1913) |
Administrative and Instructional Staff | 10 December 1914 | Lieutenant General (2 August 1917) |
GOC Desert Mounted Corps |
| Monash, John | 27 June 1865 | Colonel (1 July 1913) |
13th Infantry Brigade | 17 September 1914 | Lieutenant General (1 June 1918) |
Director General of Repatriation and Demobilisation |
| Hobbs, Joseph John Talbot | 24 August 1864 | Colonel (1 July 1913) |
22nd Infantry Brigade | 15 August 1914 | Major General (1 January 1917) |
GOC Australian Corps Temporary
Lieutenant General (28 November 1918) |
| White, Cyril Brudenell Bingham | 23 September 1876 | Lieutenant Colonel (14 August 1914) |
Royal Australian Garrison Artillery | 15 August 1914 | Major General (1 January 1917) |
Chief of Staff AIF Temporary
Lieutenant General (28 November 1918) |
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Major Generals |
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Australian Imperial Force |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Rank and date on first appointment to the AIF | Corps | Date of first appointment | Substantive Rank and Date | Unit |
| Bridges, William Throsby | 18 February 1861 | Brigadier General 30 May 1910 |
Administrative and Instructional Staff | 15 August 1914 | Major General (15 August 1914) |
Died of Wounds 18 May 1915 |
| Legge, James Gordon | 15 August 1863 | Colonel (1 May 1914) |
Administrative and Instructional Staff | 20 May 1915 | Major General (22 June 1915) |
Returned to Australia Chief of the General Staff, AMF |
| McCay, James Whiteside | 21 December 1864 | Colonel (6 December 1907) |
Unattached List | 15 August 1914 | Major General (22 February 1916) |
GOC AIF Depots in the United Kingdom |
| Holmes, William | 12 September 1862 | Colonel 6 January 1912 |
6th Infantry Brigade | 16 March 1915 | Major General (1 January 1917) |
Died of Wounds 2 July 1917 |
| Howse, Neville Reginald | 26 October 1864 | Captain (15 October 1900) Honorary Major (11 February 1902) |
Australian Army Medical Corps Reserve | 19 August 1914 | Major General (1 January 1917) |
Director of Medical Services, AIF |
| Moore, Newton James | 17 April 1870 | Lieutenant Colonel (13 March 1908) |
Unattached List | 29 May 1915 | Colonel (2 December 1915) |
Reverted to Lieutenant
Colonel Temporary Major General (14 February 1917) |
| Sinclair-MacLagan, Ewen George | 24 December 1868 | Lieutenant Colonel (20 January 1911) |
On pre-war exchange from British Army | 15 August 1914 | Major General (16 July 1917) |
GOC 4th Division |
| Rosenthal, Charles | 12 February 1875 | Major (5 October 1908) |
Australian Field Artillery | 18 August 1914 | Major General (22 May 1918) |
GOC 2nd Division |
| Glasgow, Thomas William | 6 June 1876 | Major (6 May 1912) |
1st Light Horse | 19 August 1914 | Major General (30 June 1918) |
GOC 1st Division |
| Gellibrand, John | 5 December 1872 | 20 August 1914 | Major General (30 June 1918) |
GOC 3rd Division Captain, British Army, (26 May 1900) | ||
| Tivey, Edwin | 19 September 1866 | Colonel (1 January 1915) |
5th Light Horse Brigade | 22 July 1915 | Colonel (22 July 1915) |
GOC 5th Division Temporary
Major General (28 November 1918) |
| Ryrie, Granville de Laune | 1 July 1865 | Lieutenant Colonel (29 October 1904) |
Unattached List | 17 September 1914 | Colonel (17 September 1914) |
GOC 2nd Light Horse
Brigade Major General (13 May 1919 |
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Brigadier Generals |
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Australian Imperial Force |
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| MacLaurin, Henry Normand | 31 October 1878 | Lieutenant
Colonel (1 July 1913) |
26th Infantry | 15 August 1914 | Colonel (19 September 1914) |
Killed in
Action 27 April 1915 Temporary
Brigadier General (19 September 1914) |
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| Hughes, Frederick Godley | 26 January 1858 | Colonel (6 December 1907) |
7th Light Horse Brigade | 17 September 1914 | Colonel (17 October 1914) |
Unattached Temporary
Brigadier General (17 October 1914) |
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| Browne, Reginald Spencer | 13 July 1856 | Colonel (6 December 1907) |
Reserve of Officers | 16 March 1915 | Colonel (16 March 1915) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (16 March 1915) |
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| Forsyth, John Keatly | 9 February 1867 | Lieutenant
Colonel (1 March 1914) |
Administrative and Instructional Staff | 15 August 1914 | Colonel (26 July 1915) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (26 July 1915) |
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| Irving, Gofrey George Henry | 25 August 1867 | Colonel (1 May 1915) |
Administrative and Instructional Staff | 1 December 1915 | Colonel (1 December 1915) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (1 December 1915) |
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| Johnston, George Jamieson | 24 October 1868 | Lieutenant
Colonel (24 April 1909) |
Australian Field Artillery | 18 August 1914 | Colonel (1 December 1915) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (1 December 1915) |
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| Cox, Charles Frederick | 2 May 1863 | Lieutenant
Colonel (2 April 1908) |
Unattached List | 15 September 1914 | Colonel (6 December 1915) |
GOC 1st Light
Horse Brigade Temporary Brigadier
General (6 December 1915) |
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| Anderson, Robert Murray McCheyne | 6 August 1867 | 8 December 1915 | Colonel (8 December 1915) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (1 January 1916) |
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| Antill, John MacQuarie | 26 January 1866 | Major (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) (1 April 1916) |
Administrative and Instructional Staff | 17 October 1914 | Colonel (1 January 1916) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (1 January 1916) |
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| Paton, John | 18 November 1867 | Colonel (1 July 1914) |
4th Infantry Brigade | 16 March 1915 | Colonel (1 January 1916) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (1 January 1916) |
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| Sellheim, Victor Conradsdorf Morrisset | 12 May 1866 | Colonel (1 July 1913) |
Australian Field Artillery | 15 August 1914 | Colonel (1 February 1916) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (1 February 1916) |
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| Jobson, Alexander | 2 April 1875 | Lieutenant
Colonel (1 July 1913) |
35th Infantry | 10 February 1916 | Colonel (10 February 1916) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (1 May 1916) |
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| McNicoll, Walter Ramsey | 27 May 1877 | Major (9 December 1912) |
60th Infantry | 28 August 1914 | Colonel (10 February 1916) |
Director of
Education Temporary Brigadier
General (1 May 1916) |
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| Rankin, Colin Dunlop Wilson | 20 January 1869 | Lieutenant
Colonel (1 July 1903) |
Unattached List | 10 February 1916 | Colonel (10 February 1916) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (1 May 1916) |
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| Christian, Sydney Earnest | 17 April 1868 | Major (30 November 1910) |
Royal Australian Field Artillery | 18 August 1914 | Colonel (21 February 1916) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (21 February 1916) |
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| Elliott, Harold Edward | 19 June 1878 | Lieutenant
Colonel (1 July 1913) |
58th Infantry | 17 August 1914 | Colonel (1 March 1916) |
GOC 15th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (1 March 1916) |
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| Glasfurd, Duncan John | 23 November 1873 | Major (20 September 1913) |
On pre-war exchange from British Army | 15 August 1914 | Colonel (1 March 1916) |
Died of Wounds 12 November 1916 Temporary Brigadier General (1 March 1916) |
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| Pope, Harold | 16 October 1873 | Lieutenant
Colonel (13 March 1908) |
Unattached List | 17 September 1914 | Lieutenant
Colonel (13 October 1914) |
Reverted to
lieutenant colonel 22 July 1916 Returned to Australia Temporary Brigadier General (1 May 1916) |
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| Brand, Charles Henry | 4 September 1873 | Major (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel ) (1 April 1916) |
Administrative and Instructional Staff | 15 August 1914 | Colonel (1 July 1916) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (1 July 1916) |
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| Grimwade, Harold William | 18 May 1869 | Lieutenant
Colonel (16 May 1910) |
Australian Field Artillery | 26 August 1915 | Colonel (10 July 1916) |
GOCRA
Australian Corps Temporary
Brigadier General (10 July 1916) |
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| Cannan, James Edward | 29 August 1882 | Lieutenant
Colonel (9 May 1914) |
8th Infantry | 23 September 1914 | Colonel (3 August 1916) |
GOC 11th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (3 August 1916) |
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| Robertson, James Campbell | 24 October 1878 | Major (1 September 1913) |
11th Infantry | 20 August 1914 | Colonel (1 December 1916) |
GOC 6th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (1 December 1916) |
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| Wisdom, Evan Alexander | 29 June 1869 | Major (1 April 1908) |
Unattached List | 24 March 1915 | Colonel (1 December 1916) |
GOC 7th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (1 December 1916) |
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| Bennett, Henry Gordon | 16 April 1887 | Major (1 July 1912) |
64th Infantry | 19 August 1914 | Colonel (3 December 1916) |
GOC 3rd
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (3 December 1916) |
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| Heane, James | 29 December 1874 | Captain (27 June 1911) |
9th Light Horse | 3 September 1914 | Colonel (3 December 1916) |
GOC 2nd
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (3 December 1916) |
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| Smith, Robert | 6 September 1881 | Major (1 August 1914) |
59th Infantry | 24 March 1915 | Lieutenant
Colonel (24 February 1916) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (1 January 1917) |
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| Coxen, Walter Adams | 22 June 1870 | Lieutenant
Colonel (14 August 1914) |
Royal Australian Garrison Artillery | 21 May 1915 | Colonel (18 January 1917) |
GOCRA
Australian Corps Temporary
Brigadier General (18 January 1917) |
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| Bessell-Browne, Alfred Joseph | 3 September 1877 | Major (28 August 1911) |
Australian Field Artillery | 18 August 1914 | Colonel (18 January 1917) |
GOCRA 5th
Division Temporary Brigadier
General (18 January 1917) |
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| Foott, Cecil Henry | 16 January 1876 | Major (1 August 1909) |
Royal Australian Engineers | 9 January 1915 | Colonel (1 December 1916) |
CE Australian
Corps Temporary Brigadier General (23 July 1917) |
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| Meredith, John Baldwin | 11 November 1864 | Lieutenant
Colonel (11 September 1911) |
6th Light Horse | 28 August 1914 | Colonel (1 May 1917) |
Returned to
Australia Temporary Brigadier
General (1 May 1917) |
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| Grant, William | 30 September 1870 | Lieutenant
Colonel (18 December 1911) |
3rd Light Horse | 16 March 1915 | Colonel (13 September 1917) |
GOC 4th Light
Horse Brigade Temporary Brigadier
General (13 August 1917) |
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| Burgess, William Livingstone Hatchwell | 18 February 1880 | Captain (11 June 1913) |
On pre-war exchange from NZ Staff Corps | 18 August 1914 | Colonel (25 August 1917) |
GOCRA 4th
Division Temporary Brigadier
General (25 August 1917) |
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| Phillips, Owen Forbes | 9 June 1882 | Captain (Brevet Major) (1 April 1916) |
Royal Australian Field Artillery | 18 August 1914 | Colonel (8 October 1917) |
GOCRA 2nd
Division Temporary Brigadier
General (8 October 1917) |
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| Anderson, Stuart Milligan | 23 September 1879 | Captain (3 December 1910) |
On pre-war exchange from British Army | 20 August 1914 | Colonel (12 October 1917) |
GOCRA 1st
Division Temporary Brigadier
General (12 October 1917) |
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| Wilson, Lachlan Chisholm | 11 July 1871 | Major (6 February 1911) |
7th Infantry | 30 September 1914 | Colonel (30 October 1917) |
GOC 3rd Light
Horse Brigade Temporary Brigadier
General (30 October 1917) |
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| Griffiths, Thomas | 29 September 1865 | Hon. Captain (30 August 1909) |
Administrative and Instructional Staff | 15 August 1914 | Colonel (12 May 1917) |
AIF
Headquarters Temporary Brigadier
General (1 January 1918) |
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| McGlinn, John Patrick | 11 April 1869 | Lieutenant
Colonel (23 December 1911) |
6th Infantry Brigade | 23 September 1914 | Colonel (8 December 1917) |
AIF Depots in
the United Kingdom Temporary
Brigadier General (17 March 1918) |
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| Blamey, Thomas Albert | 24 January 1884 | Major (1 July 1914) |
Administrative and Instructional Staff | 10 December 1914 | Colonel (1 December 1916) |
BGGS,
Australian Corps Temporary
Brigadier General (1 June 1918) |
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| Dodds, Thomas Henry | 11 November 1873 | Lieutenant
Colonel (1 December 1915) |
Administrative and Instructional Staff | 3 April 1917 | Colonel (1 June 1918) |
AIF
Headquarters Temporary Brigadier
General (1 June 1918) |
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| Goddard, Henry Arthur | 13 December 1871 | Lieutenant
Colonel (16 February 1912) |
7th Infantry Brigade | 16 March 1915 | Colonel (1 June 1918) |
GOC 9th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (1 June 1918) |
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| Leane, Raymond Lionel | 12 July 1878 | Captain (21 November 1910) |
84th Infantry | 25 August 1914 | Colonel (1 June 1918) |
GOC 12th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (1 June 1918) |
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| Stewart, James Campbell | 19 January 1884 | Captain (19 August 1912) |
52nd Infantry | 17 August 1914 | Colonel (1 June 1918) |
GOC 14th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (1 June 1918) |
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| Mackay, Iven Giffard | 7 April 1882 | Captain (1 June 1914) |
26th Infantry | 27 August 1914 | Colonel (6 June 1918) |
GOC 1st
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (6 June 1918) |
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| Martin, Edward Fowell | 22 August 1875 | Major (1 August 1913) |
Australian Army Service Corps | 7 May 1915 | Colonel (28 June 1918) |
GOC 5th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (28 June 1918) |
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| Herring, Sydney Charles Edgar | 8 October 1881 | Captain (4 January 1911) |
21st Infantry | 9 October 1914 | Colonel (30 June 1918) |
GOC 13th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (30 June 1918) |
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| MacArthur-Onslow, George MacLeary | 2 May 1875 | Major (16 February 1914) |
9th Light Horse | 1 November 1914 | Lieutenant
Colonel (22 November 1915) |
GOC 5th Light
Horse Brigade Temporary Brigadier
General (3 September 1918) |
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| Brockman, Edmund Alfred Drake | 21 July 1884 | Major (28 August 1911) |
Unattached List | 25 August 1914 | Colonel (5 October 1918) |
GOC 4th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (5 October 1918) |
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| Jess, Carl Herman | 16 February 1884 | Captain (1 July 1912) |
Administrative and Instructional Staff | 23 September 1914 | Colonel (7 October 1918) |
GOC 10th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (7 October 1918) |
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| Lloyd, Herbert William | 24 November 1883 | Captain (Brevet Major 1 April 1916) |
Royal Australian Field Artillery | 18 August 1914 | Lieutenant
Colonel (12 March 1916) |
GOCRA 5th
Division Temporary Brigadier
General (8 November 1918) |
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| Davies, Charles Stewart | 7 September 1880 | Major (1 September 1915) |
On pre-war exchange from British Army | 7 October 1915 | Lieutenant
Colonel (9 May 1917) |
GOC 8th
Infantry Brigade Temporary
Brigadier General (28 November 1918) |
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| Long, George Merrick | 5 November 1874 | Captain (1 July 1909) |
16 November 1917 | Colonel (1 January 1919) |
Director of
Education Temporary Brigadier
General (1 January 1919) |
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