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.)
An Australian Army brigadier is not classed as a "general", whereas an Australian Army brigadier general was. The senior Australian Army ranks are:
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]
John James Dwyer, VC Commonly known as Jack or JJ, he was a politician and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1931 representing the Labor Party, Dwyer served as Deputy Premier of Tasmania from August 1958 to May 1959 and remained in office until his death.
Brigadier General Sir Walter Ramsay McNicoll, was an Australian teacher, soldier, and colonial administrator.
Major General Arthur Samuel "Tubby" Allen, was an Australian Army officer and accountant. During the Second World War he reached the rank of major general and commanded Allied forces in the Syria–Lebanon and New Guinea campaigns. Allen was frequently referred to during the Second World War by the nickname "Tubby"; an indication of his stocky build and the affection with which he was regarded by both soldiers and the Australian public.
Brigadier General Thomas Griffiths, was a Welsh-born officer in the Australian Army who served in mainly administrative positions during the First World War. He later served as Administrator of Nauru and of Papua New Guinea.
James Heane, was an Australian Army colonel and temporary brigadier general in the First World War. He retired in 1935 as a brigadier.
Lieutenant general is the second-highest active rank of the Australian Army. It was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of lieutenant general, and is considered a three-star rank.
Lieutenant General Ernest Ker Squires was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff (1939–1940).
Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman, also known as Frederick Slade Brockman, was a Surveyor General and explorer of Western Australia.
Norman Charles Harris was a decorated World War I army engineer and Chairman of Commissioners of the Victorian Railways from 1940 to 1950.
Major General Leslie Ellis Beavis, was a soldier in the Australian Army, who served in the First World War and was a general during the Second World War. He later served as Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan.
Major General Cecil Arthur Callaghan, was an Australian Army officer who served during the First and the Second World Wars. He was the commander of the 8th Division when it surrendered to the Japanese Empire at the fall of Singapore in February 1942.
Brigadier Sir Bernard Evans, was an Australian army officer, architect, builder and Lord Mayor of Melbourne (1959–1961).
Brigadier John Reddish, was an Australian soldier who served on active service with the 6th Division during the Second World War.
Major General Victor Conradsdorf Morisset Sellheim, was an Australian military officer during the Second Boer War and the First World War. Sellheim fought in the Second Boer War with Chauvel's Mounted Infantry and fought in the Battle of Modder River. For his actions during the war, Sellheim became a Companion of the Order of the Bath. After serving in a variety of staff positions, he became Quartermaster general of the Australian Military Forces in 1912 and two years later was Adjutant general. Between 1914 and 1916 he oversaw the Australian Imperial Force base at Cairo. He became the Adjutant general again. After the end of the First World War, Sellheim became Quartermaster general in 1920 but resigned in 1927 to become Administrator of Norfolk Island, where he died on heart failure in 1928.
Brigadier Daniel Aston Luxton, was an Australian Army officer in the First and Second World Wars.
Brigadier General James Campbell Robertson, was an Australian stockbroker and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.
Brigadier General Robert Smith, was an Australian wool merchant and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.
Brigadier General James Campbell Stewart, was an Australian public servant and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.
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