The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Morshead, Leslie James
Lieutenant-General
* 18th of September 1889
† 26th of September 1959
Promotions
| 1920-06-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1933-01-01 | Colonel |
| 1938-05-01 | Temporary brigadier |
Service
| 1916-04-16 | – | 1919-03-03 | Commanding Officer 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| 1919-07-14 | – | 1919-08-31 | Assistant Adjutant-General, Australian Imperial Force Depots in United Kingdom |
| 1920-09-20 | – | 1921-03-30 | Commanding Officer 2nd/35th Infantry Battalion |
| 1921-03-31 | – | 1922-06-30 | Commanding Officer 19th Infantry Battalion |
| 1922-07-01 | – | 1926-07-31 | Unemployed List |
| 1926-08-01 | – | 1931-05-13 | Commanding Officer 36th Infantry Battalion |
| 1931-05-14 | – | 1933-02-28 | Unemployed List |
| 1933-01-01 | – | 1933-04-30 | Commanding Officer 14th Australian Infantry Brigade |
| 1934-03-01 | – | 1936-11-01 | Commanding Officer 15th Australian Infantry Brigade |
| 1936-11-02 | – | 1936-12-31 | Unemployed List |
| 1937-01-01 | – | 1939-10-12 | Commanding Officer 5th Australian Infantry Brigade |
| 1939-10-13 | – | 1941-01-31 | Commanding Officer 18th Australian Infantry Brigade [Great Britain - Middle East] |
| 1941-02-06 | – | 1943-03-14 | General Officer Commanding 9th Australian Infantry Division [North Africa] |
| 1941-04-14 | – | 1941-10-21 | Commandant of Tobruk Fortress |
| 1942-03-27 | – | 1943-03-14 | General Officer Commanding Australian Imperial Force Middle East |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding II Australian Corps |
| 1944-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding New Guinea Force | ||
| 1944-01-21 | – | 1944-07-23 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Australian Army |
| 1944-07-24 | – | 1945-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding I Australian Corps, Borneo |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley