The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Woodward, Eric Winslow
Lieutenant-General
* 21st of July 1899
† 29th of December 1967
Promotions
| 1940-12-26 | Colonel |
| 1941-05-10 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-06-01 | Relinquishes the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1942-02-01 | Colonel |
| 1943-04-28 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1949-01-01 | Brigadier |
| 1951-02-20 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1953-12-13 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1953-12-16 | Major-General |
| 1954-10-30 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1940-12-26 | – | 1941-05-09 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, I Australian Corps [Greece] |
| 1941-05-10 | – | 1941-06-01 | Temporary Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 6th Australian Infantry Division [Middle East] |
| 1941-06-02 | – | 1942-01-14 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, I Australian Corps [Middle East] |
| 1942-01-18 | – | 1942-04-24 | General Staff Officer 1, Australian Imperial Force [Middle East] |
| 1942-04-25 | – | 1942-05-16 | Australian Liaison Officer, Middle East Command |
| 1942-05-17 | – | 1943-03-08 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 9th Australian Infantry Division |
| 1943-03-09 | – | 1943-12-07 | Brigadier General Staff Northern Territory Force |
| 1943-12-08 | – | 1945-07-02 | Director of Staff Duties, G Branch, Army Headquarters |
| 1945-07-03 | – | 1945-12-12 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Advanced Land Headquarters |
| 1945-12-13 | – | 1946-03-04 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Morotai Force |
| 1946-04-04 | – | 1947-02-28 | Deputy Quartermaster-General I, Army Headquarters |
| 1946-09-02 | – | 1946-09-26 | Acting Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters |
| 1946-09-02 | – | 1946-09-26 | Acting Third Military Member of the Military Board |
| 1947-03-01 | – | 1947-10-06 | Director of Staff Duties, Army Headquarters |
| 1947-12-20 | – | 1948-12-12 | Attending the Imperial Defence College [Great Britain] |
| 1948-12-13 | – | 1949-11-11 | Australian Army Representative in Great Britain |
| 1949-12-12 | – | 1951-02-19 | Deputy Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters |
| 1951-02-20 | – | 1951-09-01 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| 1951-09-01 | – | 1953-12-13 | Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters |
| 1951-09-01 | – | 1953-12-13 | Second Member of the Military Board |
| 1953-12-13 | – | 1957-07-31 | General Officer Commander in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1953-12-13 | – | 1955-01-19 | District Officer Commanding 2nd Military District |
| 1957-08-01 | – | 1965-08-01 | Governor of New South Wales |
| 1959-07-21 | Retired from the Army | ||
| 1964-06-16 | – | 1964-08-30 | Administrator of Commonwealth of Australia |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley