The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Roy Buchanan Sutherland

Sutherland, Roy Buchanan

Brigadier

* 24th of October 1897

† 28th of September 1943

Promotions

1939-11-02 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-04-04 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-03-13 Colonel
1942-04-22 Temporary Brigadier

Service

1939-11-24 1940-04-03 General Staff Officer 1, Western Command
1940-04-04 1941-03-12 Chief Engineer, I Australian Corps
1941-03-13 1942-03-23 General Staff Officer 1, 6th Australian Infantry Division [Greece]
1942-04-22 1943-03-09 Brigadier General Staff, Northern Territory Force
1943-03-09 1943-07-17 Brigadier General Staff, Army Headquarters
1943-08-21 1943-09-28 Brigadier General Staff, I Australian Corps [New Guinea]
1943-08-21 1943-09-28 Brigadier General Staff, New Guinea Force
1943-09-28 Killed in an air crash
Picture source: http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/002341