The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Garrett, Alwyn Ragnar
Lieutenant-General
* 12th of February 1900
† 4th of November 1977
Promotions
| 1940-09-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-06 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-12-08 | Colonel |
| 1943-12-08 | Temporary Brigadier |
Service
| 1940-09-16 | – | 1941-02-26 | Commanding Officer 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
| 1941-03-04 | – | 1941-06-04 | General Staff Officer 2 (O), I Australian Corps |
| 1941-06-17 | – | 1941-07-31 | Attached for Special Duties with Armoured Formations [Middle East] |
| 1941-08-01 | – | 1942-04-05 | Attached for Special Duties with Armoured Formations [Great Britain] |
| 1942-04-06 | – | 1942-10-27 | General Staff Officer 1, 1st Australian Armoured Division |
| 1942-10-28 | – | 1943-07-31 | Director of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Army Headquarters |
| 1943-08-01 | – | 1943-09-12 | General Staff Officer, G Branch, Army Headquarters |
| 1943-09-13 | – | 1943-12-07 | General Staff Officer 1 (Operations), I Australian Corps |
| 1943-12-08 | – | 1944-04-11 | Brigadier General Staff, I Australian Corps |
| 1944-04-12 | – | 1944-05-05 | Brigadier General Staff, II Australian Corps |
| 1944-05-06 | – | 1944-10-01 | Brigadier General Staff, New Guinea Force |
| 1944-10-02 | – | 1945-10-09 | Brigadier General Staff II Australian Corps |
| 1945-10-10 | – | 1946-02-14 | Commanding Officer 8th Australian Infantry Brigade |
| 1946-02-15 | – | 1946-03-04 | Attached to Victoria Lines of Communication Area |
| 1946-03-05 | – | 1946-06-08 | Attached to Staff College Camberley [Great Britain] |
| 1946-06-09 | – | 1947-01-06 | Commandant of the Australian Staff College |
| 1947-04-04 | – | 1947-07-15 | Commanding Officer British Commonwealth Base, British Commonwealth Occupation Force Japan |
| 1947-07-16 | – | 1949-12-21 | Brigadier in Charge of Administration, British Commonwealth Occupation Force Japan |
| 1948-06-01 | – | 1949-12-21 | Commanding Officer Force Troops, British Commonwealth Occupation Force Japan |
| 1949-12-22 | – | 1951-XX-XX | Commandant of the Australian Staff College |
| 1951-XX-XX | – | 1952-XX-XX | General Officer Commander in Chief Western Command |
| 1953-XX-XX | Deputy Chief of the General Staff | ||
| 1954-XX-XX | Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters | ||
| 1954-XX-XX | – | 1958-XX-XX | General Officer Commander in Chief Southern Command |
| 1958-XX-XX | – | 1960-XX-XX | Chief of the General Staff |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley