The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Herring, Edmund Frederick
Lieutenant-General
* 2nd of September 1892
† 5th of January 1982
Promotions
| 1929-07-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-08-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1939-10-13 | Colonel |
| 1939-10-13 | temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-08-14 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1942-08-15 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-02-10 | Major-General |
| 1944-02-10 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1929-07-01 | – | 1934-10-14 | Commanding Officer 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade |
| 1934-10-15 | – | 1937-04-30 | Commanding Officer 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade |
| 1937-05-01 | – | 1939-07-31 | Commanding Officer 22nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade |
| 1939-08-01 | – | 1939-10-12 | Commander Royal Artillery, 3rd Australian Infantry Division |
| 1939-10-13 | – | 1941-08-13 | Commander Royal Artillery, 6th Australian Infantry Division [Middle East] |
| 1941-08-14 | – | 1942-04-30 | General Officer Commanding, 6th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1942-03-24 | – | 1942-04-28 | District Officer Commanding 7th Military District |
| 1942-05-01 | – | 1942-08-14 | General Officer Commanding Northern Territory Force |
| 1942-08-15 | – | 1942-09-30 | General Officer Commanding II Australian Corps |
| 1942-10-01 | – | 1943-08-26 | General Officer Commanding New Guinea Force |
| 1942-10-01 | – | 1944-02-10 | General Officer Commanding I Australian Corps [New Guinea] |
| 1944-02-10 | Retired 44-64: Chief Justice Supreme Court of Victoria | ||
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1972-XX-XX | Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria |
| 1949-05-04 | – | Honorary Colonel, Melbourne University Regiment | |
| 1950-08-17 | Recalled | ||
| 1950-08-17 | – | 1951-09-01 | Director-General of Recruiting |
Picture source: http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/020401