The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Rowell, Sydney Fairbairn
Lieutenant-General
* 15th of December 1894
† 12th of April 1975
Promotions
| 1935-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-01-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-10-13 | Colonel |
| 1940-04-04 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-09-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1942-04-06 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-09-01 | Major-General |
| 1943-03-27 | Relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-01-08 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1948-10-01 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1935-01-04 | – | 1937-01-03 | Exchange Officer to Great Britain |
| 1935-01-04 | – | 1937-01-03 | General Staff Officer 2, 44th British Infantry Division |
| 1937-01-04 | – | 1938-02-05 | Attending the Imperial Defence College |
| 1938-03-02 | – | 1938-07-31 | Director of Military Operations & Intelligence, Army Headquarters |
| 1938-08-01 | – | 1939-08-25 | Staff Officer to the Inspector-General, Army Headquarters |
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1939-10-12 | Attached to Headquarters, Southern Command |
| 1939-10-13 | – | 1940-04-03 | General Staff Officer 1, 6th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1940-04-04 | – | 1941-08-31 | Brigadier General Staff, I Australian Corps [Middle East - Greece - North Africa] |
| 1941-09-01 | – | 1942-04-05 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| 1942-04-06 | – | 1942-09-30 | General Officer Commanding I Australian Corps |
| 1943-01-28 | – | 1943-12-27 | General Officer Commanding Australian Imperial Force Details, Middle East |
| 1943-01-28 | – | 1943-12-27 | Australian Liaison Officer to Middle East Command |
| 1944-12-31 | – | 1946-01-07 | Director of Tactical Investigation, War Office [Great Britain] |
| 1946-01-08 | – | 1950-05-16 | Vice Chief of the General Staff |
| 1946-03-01 | – | 1950-04-16 | Member of the Military Board |
| 1950-04-15 | – | Honorary Colonel, 3rd/9th South Australian Mounted Rifles | |
| 1950-04-17 | – | 1954-XX-XX | Chief of the General Staff |
| 1950-04-17 | – | 1954-XX-XX | First Member of the Military Board |
| 1950-04-17 | – | Chief of the Australian Section, Imperial General Staff, War Office [Great Britain] | |
| 1954-XX-XX | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley