The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Durrant, James Murdoch Archer
Major-General
* 17th of March 1885
† 17th of September 1963
Promotions
| 1916-08-20 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-11-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-08-01 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1935-06-01 | Colonel |
| 1939-10-13 | Local Major-General |
| 1940-07-01 | Major-General |
Service
| 1916-08-20 | – | 1917-08-11 | Commanding Officer 13th Infantry Battalion [France] |
| 1917-02-22 | – | 1917-03-07 | Temporary Commanding Officer 4th Australian Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1917-08-11 | Wound | ||
| 1917-10-29 | – | 1917-12-05 | Commanding Officer 13th Infantry Battalion [France] |
| 1917-11-04 | – | 1917-11-19 | Temporary Commanding Officer 4th Australian Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1917-12-06 | – | 1918-11-26 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 2nd Australian Infantry Division [France] |
| 1918-11-25 | – | 1919-09-30 | Deputy Director of Branch I.D., Department of Repatriation & Demobilization, Australian Imperial Force |
| 1919-10-01 | – | 1919-12-31 | Staff Officer in Charge, Branch I.D., Department of Repatriation & Demobilization, Australian Imperial Force |
| 1920-04-01 | – | 1921-04-30 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, 1st Military District |
| 1921-05-01 | – | 1922-07-31 | Commanding Officer 1st District Base |
| 1922-08-01 | – | 1924-12-31 | Staff Officer, A-Q Branch, 11th Mixed Brigade |
| 1923-09-01 | – | 1926-11-29 | Instructional Group Commander, 11th Mixed Brigade |
| 1925-01-01 | – | 1926-11-29 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 11th Mixed Brigade |
| 1926-11-30 | – | 1928-07-31 | Deputy Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Field Troops, 4th Military District |
| 1926-11-30 | – | 1928-07-31 | Instructional Group Commander, 4th Military District |
| 1928-08-01 | – | 1935-01-14 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 4th Military District |
| 1928-08-01 | – | 1935-01-14 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 4th District Base |
| 1935-01-15 | – | 1937-06-30 | Director of Supplies & Transport, Army Headquarters |
| 1935-06-01 | – | 1939-10-12 | Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Australia |
| 1937-07-01 | – | 1939-10-12 | Commanding Officer Field Troops, 6th Military District |
| 1937-07-01 | – | 1939-10-12 | Commanding Officer 6th District Base |
| 1937-07-01 | – | 1939-10-12 | Temporary District Officer Commanding 6th Military District |
| 1939-06-01 | – | Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Australia | |
| 1939-09-04 | – | 1939-10-12 | Commanding Officer Field Troops, 5th Military District |
| 1939-09-04 | – | 1939-10-12 | Commanding Officer 5th District Base |
| 1939-09-04 | – | 1939-10-12 | Temporary District Officer Commanding 5th Military District |
| 1939-10-13 | – | 1941-07-13 | General Officer Commander in Chief Western Command |
| 1939-10-13 | – | 1941-07-13 | District Officer Commanding 5th Military District |
| 1941-07-14 | – | 1942-04-05 | General Officer Commander in Chief Northern Command |
| 1942-04-06 | – | 1944-02-19 | General Officer Commanding Queensland Lines of Communication Area |
| 1944-04-06 | Retired |
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