The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Chalmers, Kenneth Drummond
Brigadier
* 15th of November 1900
† 30th of January 1971
Promotions
| 1942-01-03 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-12-09 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-11-17 | Colonel |
| 1943-11-17 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-01-02 | Relinquishes the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-01-03 | Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier |
| 1952-06-06 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1954-05-25 | Brigadier |
Service
| 1942-01-03 | – | 1942-09-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd/4th Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment |
| 1942-12-09 | – | 1943-11-16 | Brigadier Royal Artillery, Army Headquarters |
| 1943-11-17 | – | 1944-06-15 | Commander Royal Artillery, 3rd Australian Infantry Division |
| 1944-06-16 | – | 1944-11-16 | Commander Royal Artillery, Northern Territory Force |
| 1944-11-17 | – | 1945-04-22 | Brigadier Royal Artillery, Advanced Land Headquarters |
| 1945-04-23 | – | 1946-01-02 | Corps Commander Royal Artillery, II Australian Corps |
| 1946-01-03 | – | 1946-01-13 | Colonel General Staff, Brigadier Royal Artillery Staff, Army Headquarters |
| 1946-01-14 | – | 1946-05-09 | Commanding Officer Murchison Prisoner of War Group |
| 1946-05-10 | – | 1946-07-04 | Commanding Officer Hay Prisoner of War Group |
| 1946-05-10 | – | 1946-07-04 | Commanding Officer Hay Command Area |
| 1946-07-05 | – | 1947-02-14 | Commanding Officer Cowra Prisoner of War Group |
| 1947-03-15 | – | 1947-07-13 | Director of Armaments, Equipment Division, Army Headquarters |
| 1947-07-14 | – | 1948-09-12 | President of the Army Establishments Committee |
| 1948-09-13 | – | 1949-04-28 | Attached to Eastern Command |
| 1949-04-29 | – | 1949-11-01 | Assistant Director of Weapons & Development, Army Headquarters |
| 1949-11-02 | – | 1950-01-20 | Deputy Director of Staff Duties, Army Headquarters |
| 1950-01-21 | – | 1951-05-03 | Colonel (Equipment), Army Headquarters |
| 1951-05-04 | – | 1952-06-05 | Colonel (Co-Ordination), Army Headquarters |
| 1952-06-06 | – | 1954-05-02 | Inter Services Technical Officer, Great Britain |
| 1954-05-03 | – | 1956-11-16 | Director of Ordnance Services, Army Headquarters |
| 1956-11-16 | Retired |