The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Northcott, John
General
* 24th of March 1890
† 4th of August 1966
Promotions
| 1935-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-01-01 | Colonel |
| 1937-07-01 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1939-10-13 | Colonel |
| 1939-10-13 | Local Major-General |
| 1947-02-26 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1942-09-01) |
| 1951-12-14 | Relinquishes the Honorary rank of General |
Service
| 1935-01-04 | – | 1936-01-12 | Attending the Imperial Defence College [Great Britain] |
| 1936-01-13 | – | 1936-04-01 | Attending the Staff Officer's School Sheerness [Great Britain] |
| 1936-04-03 | – | 1936-08-31 | Attached to the Committee of Imperial Defence [Great Britain] |
| 1936-09-01 | – | 1937-06-13 | On loan to the Commonwealth Government in USA & Canada |
| 1937-06-14 | – | 1938-08-31 | General Staff Officer, 4th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1938-09-01 | – | 1939-10-12 | Director of Military Operations & Intelligence, Army Headquarters |
| 1939-10-13 | – | 1941-08-31 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| 1940-01-27 | – | 1940-03-17 | Acting Chief of the General Staff |
| 1941-09-01 | – | 1942-04-05 | General Officer Commanding 1st Australian Armoured Division |
| 1942-04-06 | – | 1942-09-09 | General Officer Commanding II Australian Corps |
| 1942-09-10 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Chief of the General Staff |
| 1946-02-XX | – | 1946-06-16 | Commander in Chief British Commonwealth Occupation Force Japan |
| 1946-06-16 | – | 1946-08-01 | Unemployed |
| 1946-08-01 | – | 1957-07-03 | Governor of New South Wales |
| 1949-06-16 | – | Honorary Colonel, 1st Armoured Regiment | |
| 1950-03-25 | Retired from the Army | ||
| – | 1958-01-31 | Honorary Colonel, 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers | |
| 1951-12-11 | – | 1957-07-31 | Honorary Air Commodore, 22nd Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley