The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Sheehan, Edward Lonergan
Major-General
* 22nd of December 1898
† 7th of December 1969
Promotions
| 1941-07-14 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-03-24 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-04-30 | Relinquishes the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-05-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-09-01 | Colonel |
| 1943-09-13 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1949-01-01 | Brigadier |
| 1951-09-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1955-04-01 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1941-07-14 | – | 1941-12-07 | Commanding Officer 11th Armoured Car Regiment |
| 1941-12-08 | – | 1942-03-23 | General Staff Officer 1, 7th Military District |
| 1942-03-24 | – | 1942-04-30 | Commanding Officer 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade |
| 1942-05-01 | – | 1942-12-25 | Colonel, G3 Plans, Southwest Pacific Area |
| 1942-12-26 | – | 1943-07-02 | General Staff Officer 1, 11th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1943-07-03 | – | 1943-09-12 | General Staff Officer 1 (Operations), I Australian Corps |
| 1943-07-03 | – | 1943-09-12 | General Staff Officer 1 (Operations), New Guinea Force |
| 1943-09-13 | – | 1946-02-15 | Brigadier General Staff, 1st Australian Army |
| 1945-10-10 | – | 1946-02-15 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 1st Australian Army |
| 1946-02-16 | – | 1946-07-24 | Director of Staff Duties, Army Headquarters |
| 1946-07-25 | – | 1946-11-30 | Director of Military Operations & Plans, Army Headquarters |
| 1947-01-08 | – | 1948-03-10 | Attending the Imperial Defence College [Great Britain] |
| 1948-03-11 | – | 1948-10-24 | Australian Army Representative to Great Britain |
| 1948-10-25 | – | 1950-11-28 | Director of Staff Duties, Army Headquarters |
| 1950-11-28 | – | 1951-02-19 | Deputy Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters |
| 1951-02-20 | – | 1951-09-01 | Deputy Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters |
| 1951-09-01 | – | 1952-12-22 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| 1952-12-23 | – | 1953-01-19 | Attached to the Department of Defence |
| 1953-01-20 | – | 1955-03-31 | Australian Defence Representative, Great Britain |
| 1955-04-01 | Retired |
Picture source: http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/097679