The following is an incomplete list of Australian Army brigadiers and other senior Australian Army officers. (There is a separate list of Australian Army generals.)
The British Army replaced the rank of brigadier general with colonel-commandant in 1922, and then with brigadier in 1928. The rank insignia was changed from crossed sabre and baton to crown with three stars ("pips") to reflect that a brigadier is a senior colonel rather than a junior general. The Cadet Instructor's Handbook (2006), page 104 states:
1.25 At the end of World War I the British Government told the British Army that it had too many generals and that they were to be reduced in numbers. The Army did just that; it removed the word 'general' and was left with fewer generals and, at the same time, had created a 'new' rank.
1.26 The rank of brigadier general was abolished in the Australian Army in 1921, and it was eventually replaced by that of brigadier in 1929. In the interim titles such as 'colonel-in-command', 'colonel-of-staff' and 'colonel-commandant' were used for officers posted into that level of command.[1]
↑ The Cadet Instructor's Handbook 2006. Chris Jobson's Looking Forward, Looking Back: Customs and Traditions of the Australian Army, page 14, says much the same.
↑ Henry Bachtold, www.generals.dk; AWM: Australian War Memorial – P05097.002Archived 2 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Australian War Memorial – E02349 Bachtold – Brigadier Henry Bachtold, R.A.E. Brigadier Bachtold served in both the First and Second World War and was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Order, the Military Cross and four mentions in despatches. Bachtold – 2nd Lieutenant Henry Bachtold, D.S.O., M.C. Later Lieutenant Colonel. Commander, 14th Field Company, 1915–1916. C.R.E., 3rd Division, 1918. Civil Engineer in Sydney. Born: 22 August 1891 at Stanningley, Yorkshire, England.
↑ Queens birthday honours list 2001Archived 27 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC), Army News, Edition 1029, 21 June 2001, www.defence.gov.au: Brig Gary Byles: For outstanding achievement as commander JTF 112, Op Gold, supporting the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.
↑ "Dyke, Lewis Glanville (1900–1984)". Dyke, Lewis Glanville Howard (1900–1984) by J. Whitelaw. Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17, (Melbourne University Press), 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
↑ Ronald Irving is mentioned in: C. D. Coulthard-Clark, 'Irving, Godfrey George Howy (1867–1937)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 441–442.
↑ Thomas Murdoch DSO, 1 January 1919 Ronald McNicoll, 'Murdoch, Thomas (1876–1961)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 4 February 2014.
↑ "He continued to serve with the CMF and when the Second World War began, he was mobilised on 18 December 1939 at the Command Recruiting Depot in South Melbourne, Victoria. He remained within Australia throughout the war and ceased full time duties with the rank of Brigadier on 30 May 1945." See: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P11011829 and also see: https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=225025
↑ Palazzo, Albert (2006). Australian Military Operations in Vietnam. Australian Army Campaigns Series. Vol.3. Canberra: Army History Unit. p.142. ISBN1-876439-10-6.
↑ William Traynor AM, 9 June 1997, FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AS THE COMMANDER OF THE ARMY TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING AGENCY AND DIRECTOR GENERAL PLANS AND PROGRAMS - ARMY, National Medal, 19 November 1990.
↑ "Wilford Whittle". The Victorian Historical Magazine (33–36). The Victorian Historical Society: 93. 1962. "Wilford Whittle". Who's Who in Australia (14). Herald and Weekly Times Limited: 753. 1950.
↑ Connor, John (2002). "Winning, Robert Emmett (1906–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.16. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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