The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Sturdee, Vernon Ashton Hobart
Lieutenant-General
* 16th of April 1890
† 25th of May 1966
Promotions
| 1917-02-13 | Granted the Honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1920-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1932-04-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-07-01 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1936-07-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1937-07-01 | Colonel |
| 1939-10-13 | Local Major-General |
| 1939-10-13 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1939-11-XX | Colonel |
| 1940-08-30 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1917-01-20 | – | 1917-02-08 | Acting Commander Royal Engineers, 4th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1917-02-13 | – | 1917-11-25 | Temporary Commanding Officer 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| 1917-11-25 | – | 1918-03-26 | Commander Royal Engineers, 5th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1918-03-27 | – | 1918-11-16 | General Staff Officer 2, General Headquarters |
| 1919-06-16 | – | 1921-04-30 | Staff Officer, Engineers, 3rd Military District |
| 1919-06-16 | – | 1921-04-30 | Commanding Officer Engineers, 3rd Military District |
| 1921-05-01 | – | 1921-12-02 | Brigade-Major, 3rd Australian Infantry Division |
| 1921-12-03 | – | 1924-02-01 | Attending Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1924-02-16 | – | 1924-12-31 | Instructor (Military Engineering & Survey) at Royal Military College Duntroon |
| 1925-01-01 | – | 1929-03-26 | Staff Officer, G Branch, 4th Infantry Division |
| 1929-05-21 | – | 1931-01-18 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office [Great Britain] |
| 1931-01-19 | – | 1932-01-01 | Attending the Imperial Defence College [Great Britain] |
| 1932-01-02 | – | 1932-12-31 | Military Representative, Australian High Commissioner's Office, London [Great Britain] |
| 1933-02-14 | – | 1938-03-02 | Director of Military Operations & Intelligence, Army Headquarters |
| 1938-03-02 | – | 1939-10-12 | Director of Staff Duties, Army Headquarters |
| 1938-08-01 | – | 1938-08-31 | Director of Military Operations & Intelligence, Army Headquarters |
| 1939-10-13 | – | 1940-07-31 | General Officer Commander in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1939-11-02 | – | 1940-07-31 | District Officer Commanding 2nd Military District |
| 1940-07-01 | – | 1940-08-29 | General Officer Commanding 8th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1940-08-30 | – | 1942-09-09 | Chief of the General Staff |
| 1942-09-10 | – | 1944-02-29 | Head of the Australian Military Mission, Washington [USA] |
| 1944-03-01 | – | 1945-08-31 | General Officer Commanding 1st Australian Army |
| 1945-12-01 | – | 1946-02-28 | Acting Commander in Chief Australian Military Forces |
| 1946-04-01 | – | 1950-05-16 | Chief of the General Staff |
| 1950-05-16 | Retired |
Picture source: http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/093811