The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Nimmo, Robert Harold
Lieutenant-General
* 22nd of November 1893
† 4th of January 1966
Promotions
| 1936-06-27 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-07-02 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-15 | Colonel |
| 1942-01-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-06-12 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1948-10-01 | Major-General |
Service
| 1935-01-15 | – | 1937-03-15 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 2nd Australian Cavalry Division |
| 1937-03-16 | – | 1938-06-06 | Training Abroad [Great Britain] |
| 1937-09-27 | – | 1937-12-15 | Attending the Staff Officers School School Sheerness [Great Britain] |
| 1938-07-04 | – | 1939-04-16 | General Staff Officer 1, 2nd Australian Cavalry Division |
| 1939-04-17 | – | 1941-09-14 | General Staff Officer 1, 1st Australian Cavalry Division |
| 1941-09-15 | – | 1942-01-09 | Second in Command 1st Australian Armoured Brigade |
| 1942-01-10 | – | 1942-04-22 | Commanding Officer 4th Australian Cavalry Brigade |
| 1942-04-23 | – | 1942-07-13 | Commanding Officer 1st Australian Armoured Brigade |
| 1942-06-01 | – | 1943-07-31 | Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Australia |
| 1942-07-14 | – | 1943-01-20 | Commanding Officer 1st Australian Motor Brigade |
| 1943-01-21 | – | 1943-06-15 | Commanding Officer 1st Australian Armoured Brigade |
| 1943-06-16 | – | 1944-05-16 | Brigadier General Staff, III Australian Corps |
| 1944-05-17 | – | 1944-09-19 | Brigadier General Staff, 2nd Australian Army |
| 1944-09-20 | – | 1945-02-26 | Brigadier General Staff, Northern Territory Forces |
| 1944-10-28 | – | 1945-02-26 | Acting General Officer Commanding Northern Territory Forces |
| 1945-02-27 | – | 1945-05-16 | Commanding Officer 4th Australian Base Sub Area |
| 1945-05-17 | – | 1945-09-28 | Deputy Assistant & Quartermaster-General, 1st Australian Army |
| 1945-06-01 | – | 1945-07-31 | Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Australia |
| 1945-09-29 | – | 1946-04-17 | Commanding Officer 34th Australian Infantry Brigade |
| 1946-06-12 | – | General Officer Commander in Chief Northern Command | |
| 1946-06-12 | – | District Officer Commanding 1st Military District | |
| 1950-06-06 | – | Honorary Colonel, 51st Infantry Batallion | |
| 1952-XX-XX | – | 1966-XX-XX | Head of UN Military Observer Group in Pakistan & India |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley