The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Milford, Edward James
Major-General
* 10th of December 1894
† 10th of June 1972
Promotions
| 1937-05-12 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-07-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-11-02 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1940-04-04 | Colonel |
| 1940-04-04 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-01-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-02-26 | Major-General (Dated back to 1942-09-01) |
Service
| 1936-07-01 | – | 1938-09-14 | Assistant Director of Artillery, Army Headquarters |
| 1938-09-15 | – | 1940-04-14 | Director of Artillery, Army Headquarters |
| 1940-04-04 | – | 1940-12-13 | Commander Royal Artillery, 7th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1941-01-01 | – | 1942-04-05 | Master-General of the Ordnance, Army Headquarters |
| 1941-01-01 | – | 1942-04-05 | Fourth Military Member of the Military Board |
| 1942-04-06 | – | 1944-01-20 | General Officer Commanding 5th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1944-01-21 | – | 1944-06-30 | Major-General General Staff, New Guinea Force |
| 1944-07-01 | – | 1946-03-11 | General Officer Commanding 7th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1945-12-13 | – | 1946-03-11 | General Officer Commanding Morotai Force |
| 1946-03-11 | – | 1946-04-14 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| 1946-04-15 | – | 1946-06-27 | Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters |
| 1946-04-15 | – | 1946-06-27 | Second Military Member of the Military Board |
| 1946-06-28 | – | 1946-08-04 | Hospitalised |
| 1946-08-05 | – | 1947-01-01 | Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters |
| 1946-08-05 | – | 1947-01-01 | Second Military Member of the Military Board |
| 1947-01-01 | – | 1948-04-23 | Unemployed |
| 1948-04-23 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley