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Robertson and Bennett, two troublesome potential rivals of Blamey's, had been sent to Western Australia did not escape comment. However, it was always more likely that Robertson would be the one recalled. Nevertheless, Blamey had serious concerns about Robertson's health, after the latter was hospitalised with internal haemorrhaging in July 1944 and sent to the eastern states to convalesce. While there he joined Vasey and Brigadier Bertrand Coombes, the Commandant of Duntroon, in conducting an inquiry into the future training and organisation of the Royal Military College. Their report, submitted to Blamey in January 1945, called for a number of reforms, the most significant being that the postings of regular officers should alternate between staff and regimental duties.
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as a General Staff Officer (Grade 3). In March 1918, he was posted to Headquarters Delta Force in Cairo. This was disbanded in April and Robertson became Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) at AIF Headquarters in Cairo. In January 1919, he became Assistant Adjutant General (AAG). He returned to
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Robbie, although in Sydney, was not unaware of what was going on. The thing that really riled me was Vasey's saying that "perhaps Robbie's vices in peace would be virtues in war, to which I replied that "if meanmindedness and disloyalty could be counted as virtues at any time I might be prepared to
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in the leg he had broken in 1917. He was replaced as commander of the 19th Infantry Brigade by Alan Vasey. When Robertson recovered he was given responsibility for the training of AIF reinforcements in the Middle East. Robertson's service in the field and his long experience in training troops made
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from May 1916. This was as far as he could go, for Duntroon graduates could not be promoted above major in the AIF. This was the result of an AIF policy aimed at giving them a broad a range of experience, which would benefit the post-war Army, while not allowing an accumulation of young officers of
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Because the Army reached its greatest extent in 1942 and shrank in size thereafter, Blamey was faced with a limited number of senior appointments and more senior officers than he needed to fill them. He faced public and political criticism over "shelving" senior officers, including Robertson. That
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of the position, but this time the 19th Infantry Brigade was to carry out the exploitation phase. Robertson's contribution to the plan was to increase its tempo, so that the attack would be carried through without pause, the exploitation being carried out before the initial break-in was complete.
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Robertson was recalled to Australia in November 1951, replacing Sir Edmund Herring as Director General of Recruiting. In January 1953, Robertson took over Southern Command again. This put him in uncomfortably close proximity to Rowell, however, and the two clashed over a number of minor issues.
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in August. Initially, Dougherty received a cool reception from Robertson, who was disappointed at being unable to select his own battalion commanders, but Dougherty soon made such a good impression that when Robertson went on leave in October 1940 he recommended that Dougherty act as brigade
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as a staff officer. From there, he was sent to staff school in Egypt. However, on 7 March he suffered a broken leg in a riding accident and was hospitalised for two months. He returned to the staff school in May and finally graduated on 17 June. He was then posted to the newly formed
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Robertson's men took many Turkish prisoners, including a senior officer of engineers who insisted that he would only surrender his sword to the Australian officer in charge. He was disappointed to discover that it was Robertson, a youthful major, but handed it over anyway.
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Around the time of the outbreak of war with Japan, many senior officers with distinguished records in the Middle East were recalled to Australia to lead militia formations and fill important staff posts. One of these was Robertson, who was recalled to take command of the
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The "revolt of the generals" collapsed with the welcome news that Blamey was returning from the Middle East to become Commander in Chief. In the reorganisation of the Army that followed, Robertson was appointed to command the
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For distinguished and gallant service in the field. He led a mounted charge and was the first officer to enter the enemy's trenches. He is an officer of exceptional organising and training powers and thoroughly deserves
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By mid-1950, the BCOF was winding down. All the contingents other than the Australians had departed, and the Australians were preparing to leave. For his services as commander of the BCOF, Robertson was created a
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decided that the Duntroon cadets, none of whom had yet finished their training, should be split up and posted to the various units of the AIF as regimental rather than staff officers. Robertson was posted to the
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in February 1934 as General Staff Officer (Grade 2) at the 2nd District Base. In June 1934, he was appointed Director of Military Art at the Royal Military College, which had been transferred to
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as their representative at MacArthur's headquarters. His brief made it clear that he had no responsibility or authority over the BCOF or Commonwealth forces in Korea. After rashly ordering the
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equipment was different in many respects. The British Army then scrambled to meet its own logistic needs, creating ad hoc arrangements and requesting support from Robertson and MacArthur. The
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for a time. He commenced writing his memoirs, which he promised would be "the million pound libel". The fate of the papers he gathered for it and the unfinished manuscript itself is unknown.
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remained that of lieutenant; he would not be promoted to the substantive rank of captain in the PMF until 30 September 1920, and promotion to major would not come until 1 July 1932. At the
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Robertson turned 60 on 29 October 1954, and retired the next day, after racking up 3,985 days of active service in 43 years in the Australian Army. From 1954 to 1960, he was
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The British government's principal interest in Japan was to renew pre-war trade concessions, and to secure new ones; it was particularly interested in the port city of
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without transport or heavy equipment, much to Robertson's annoyance, Bouchier did attempt to confine himself to acting solely as a liaison officer. Following the
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on 25 June 1950. Robertson passed on to the Australian government requests from MacArthur for BCOF assistance, which were agreed to. He committed the
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provided honour guards for the largest military funeral since Blamey's in 1951. Afterwards, he was buried with his wife, who had died in 1956, at
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The 10th Light Horse was reorganised after returning to Egypt in January 1916, and Robertson assumed command of B Squadron, with the AIF rank of
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The 19th Infantry Brigade then advanced on Tobruk. The attack on this fortified town proceeded along similar lines to that on Bardia, with the
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as a lieutenant colonel in June 1936. The rank became substantive in July 1937. Like other regular officers, Robertson was opposed to the "
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Robertson returned to Australia in March 1946 to take over Southern Command. In June he was appointed to replace Lieutenant General
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on 7 February, Robertson declared "give me two stout ships and a bearing on Rome and we'll dine in the hall of the caesars".
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Robertson (left) in Korea with Lieutenant Colonel I. B. Ferguson of 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and Brigadier
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and became second in command of A Squadron. He assumed command of C Squadron on 28 August, and led it in the fighting at
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on 7 August 1915, during which much of the 10th Light Horse became casualties. Afterwards, Robertson was promoted to
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Infantry Battalions, were initially commanded by over-age officers, but the commander of the 2/4th was replaced by
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Once again, the British government did not wish to entrust its interests in Japan to a foreign officer, so the
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officers could make good commanders, and if that could be done at the expense of an old-style reservist like
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School at Woolwich. He returned to Australia in 1925 to become Chief Instructor at the Small Arms School at
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him an ideal candidate for the post. For his services, Robertson was mentioned in despatches a third time.
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Afterwards, Robertson went on to attend a series of shorter training courses in Britain. He attended the
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slowed down. The abrupt manner in which this was done generated antipathy between Robertson and Savige.
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in Europe. Following the disbandment of the 1st Armoured Division, Robertson took over command of the
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commander, despite the fact that he was the youngest and most junior of Robertson's battalion chiefs.
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Robertson (left) confers with Captain R.I. Ainslie and Captain Greave during the Derna action.
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in August 1939, and this became substantive in November. The job involved cooperation with the
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Volume II – The Story of ANZAC from 4 May 1915, to the Evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula
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line with a rescue attempt. For his services in the Korean War, he was awarded the American
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in January 1942. In March 1942, an unusual event occurred. Major Generals Alan Vasey and
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Senior officers of the 6th Division, December 1940. Front row, left to right: Brigadier
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brought to the fore the simmering hostility between regular officers and reservists.
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Australia in July 1919. In addition to his Distinguished Service Order, he was twice
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high rank, for whom the reduced post-War Army would not have sufficient posts. His
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Major General H.C.H. Robertson accepting the sword of Japanese Lieutenant General
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On 7 November 1914, Robertson married Jessie Bonnar in a private service at a
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On 4 April 1940, Robertson joined the Second AIF himself, with the rank of
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Australian Brass: The Career of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson
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from 12 infantry battalions to nine. All three of its battalions, the
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in the Korean War. Robertson was a key figure in establishing the
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In October 1911 Robertson took the entrance examination for the
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Australian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Officers of the 10th Light Horse Regiment shaving prior to the
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but, although authorised to do so, he hesitated to deploy the
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was about to be appointed Commander in Chief, approached the
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as its brigade major. In 1931 he became brigade major of the
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Robertson accepted the surrender of the fortress commander,
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In April 1945, Robertson returned to the field, replacing
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officer. He was one of seven members of his class in the
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In March 1939, Robertson was appointed commander of the
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Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (South Korea)
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During the First World War, Robertson served with the
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but his plans were disrupted by the outbreak of the
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in both the Permanent Military Forces (PMF) and the
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1502:Honours and Awards – Horace Clement Hugh Robertson 2215:"History – 2nd Cavalry Regiment – Forces Command" 2180: 2153: 1842: 3041: 2369:"Robertson, Sir Horace Clement Hugh (1894–1960)" 1385: 1383: 1381: 1379: 1377: 1375: 1373: 1371: 1369: 1191:, the commander of the 27th Commonwealth Brigade 3080:Australian military personnel of the Korean War 1400: 1398: 724:, Sydney, as a cost-cutting measure during the 595:In February 1917 Robertson was attached to the 561:in July 1916. Robertson is the one on the left. 458:, from May 1905 to April 1910, when he went to 375:During the Second World War, Robertson led the 2719: 2123:(Supplement). 18 December 1951. p. 6600. 1366: 3085:Australian military personnel of World War I 1791:Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1395: 935:Commander of the Order of the British Empire 625:On returning to Australia, Robertson became 2146:(Supplement). 5 February 1952. p. 709. 1621:(Supplement). 16 January 1920. p. 700. 1598:(Supplement). 12 January 1920. p. 507. 1301:. For pall bearers, he had eight generals: 333:. He was one of the first graduates of the 3120:Royal Military College, Duntroon graduates 2726: 2712: 2377:. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, 446:Horace Clement Hugh Robertson was born in 31: 3100:Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley 3090:Australian Army personnel of World War II 1981:(Supplement). 6 March 1947. p. 1091. 1823:(Supplement). 30 June 1942. p. 2857. 1295:Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg 843:VX20321. He was appointed to command the 732:in 1937, and Robertson returned with it. 518:The 10th Light Horse was concentrated at 3060:Military personnel from Victoria (state) 2563: 2476:: Australian National University Press. 2136: 2113: 2064:(Supplement). 8 June 1960. p. 2780. 2054: 1971: 1836: 1813: 1788:(Supplement). 8 July 1941. p. 3882. 1778: 1611: 1588: 1575:(Supplement). 6 July 1917. p. 6773. 1565: 1486:(Supplement). 4 June 1917. p. 5475. 1476: 1331:2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 1289:On 28 April 1960 he suffered a ruptured 1182: 1180:, as he considered the risks too great. 1178:3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 1075: 991: 933:For this campaign, Robertson was made a 897: 775: 552: 3095:Chief Commanders of the Legion of Merit 2418: 1529: 945: 3042: 2462: 2170: 2168: 1875: 1851: 1243:dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur 1071: 676:, Wiltshire; the Artillery College at 285:Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit 2707: 2668:British Commonwealth Occupation Force 1133:, the official representative of the 1098:British Commonwealth Occupation Force 704:in 1930, Robertson was posted to the 416:British Commonwealth Occupation Force 147:British Commonwealth Occupation Force 2567:South-West Pacific Area – First Year 2532: 2498: 2366: 2328: 2287: 2243: 2201: 2189: 2174: 2159: 2101: 2089: 2077: 2042: 2030: 2018: 2006: 1994: 1965: 1959: 1947: 1935: 1923: 1911: 1899: 1887: 1863: 1807: 1801: 1766: 1754: 1742: 1730: 1718: 1706: 1694: 1682: 1670: 1658: 1646: 1634: 1605: 1582: 1559: 1553: 1541: 1464: 1452: 1440: 1428: 1416: 1404: 1360: 1321:, Edmund Herring, Sydney Rowell and 1135:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 526:in February 1915. After arriving at 414:Following the war, he commanded the 2165: 2048: 1772: 1195:Robertson built up what became the 766: 620: 13: 3105:People educated at Geelong College 2374:Australian Dictionary of Biography 2107: 1470: 1329:carried his decorations while the 672:, Kent; the Machine Gun School at 645:, where his class included Majors 491: 383:and accepted the surrender of the 14: 3131: 2636:British Commonwealth Forces Korea 2572:Australia in the War of 1939–1945 2541:Australia in the War of 1939–1945 2510:Australia in the War of 1939–1945 2217:. Australian Army. Archived from 1235:27th British Commonwealth Brigade 1197:British Commonwealth Forces Korea 1150:(Military Division) (KBE) in the 424:British Commonwealth Forces Korea 302:Sir Horace Clement Hugh Robertson 142:British Commonwealth Forces Korea 25:Sir Horace Clement Hugh Robertson 830:Second Australian Imperial Force 467:Royal Military College, Duntroon 335:Royal Military College, Duntroon 280:Officer of the Order of the Nile 151:Southern Command (1946, 1953–54) 16:Australian Army senior commander 2207: 2195: 2095: 2083: 2071: 2036: 2024: 2012: 2000: 1988: 1953: 1941: 1929: 1917: 1905: 1893: 1881: 1869: 1857: 1830: 1795: 1760: 1748: 1736: 1724: 1712: 1700: 1688: 1676: 1664: 1652: 1640: 1628: 1547: 1535: 1523: 1493: 1345:was later named in his honour. 290:Taegeuk Order of Military Merit 2379:Australian National University 2149:Order of Military Merit Taiguk 1458: 1446: 1434: 1422: 1410: 1354: 684:; the Anti-Aircraft School at 1: 2236: 1339:Springvale Botanical Cemetery 1268: 1140: 1031: 1018:British 7th Armoured Division 997:General Grant M3 Medium Tanks 441: 368:general, and was awarded the 1152:King's Birthday Honours List 999:of the 1st Armoured Division 839:, and was allocated the AIF 520:Claremont, Western Australia 362:Sinai and Palestine Campaign 220:Sinai and Palestine Campaign 7: 1489:Distinguished Service Order 580:Distinguished Service Order 370:Distinguished Service Order 356:, including the disastrous 271:Distinguished Service Order 10: 3136: 2342:Cambridge University Press 1209:Chief of the General Staff 917:Generale di Corpo d'Armata 822:Royal Australian Air Force 477:(AIF) on 3 November 1914. 391:. Later, he commanded the 2742: 2685: 2676: 2664: 2655: 2642: 2632: 2627: 2622: 2564:McCarthy, Dudley (1959). 1280:Royal Australian Regiment 1247:Battle of the Imjin River 680:; the Anti-Gas School at 657:, and Lieutenant Colonel 602:Yeomanry Mounted Division 475:Australian Imperial Force 428:Australian Armoured Corps 262: 202: 168:Western Command (1944–45) 137: 127: 117: 109: 97: 89: 73: 54: 46: 30: 23: 1348: 1299:Scots' Church, Melbourne 1251:Gloucestershire Regiment 808:, which encompassed the 771: 643:Staff College, Camberley 337:, to reach the ranks of 3110:People from Warrnambool 2580:Australian War Memorial 2549:Australian War Memorial 2518:Australian War Memorial 2438:Australian War Memorial 2304:Australian War Memorial 2263:Australian War Memorial 1984:Mentioned in Despatches 1826:Mentioned in Despatches 1601:Mentioned in Despatches 1578:Mentioned in Despatches 1510:Australian War Memorial 1263:Order of Military Merit 1261:, and the South Korean 1224:British Chiefs of Staff 631:7th Light Horse Brigade 607:mentioned in despatches 513:3rd Light Horse Brigade 275:Mentioned in Despatches 232:Western Desert Campaign 2367:Grey, Jeffrey (2002). 2288:Bean, Charles (1924). 1192: 1089: 1000: 990: 903: 801: 735:Robertson was finally 589: 562: 430:. Its headquarters in 364:, where he captured a 2689:First Australian Army 1902:, pp. 57, 70–71. 1335:1st Armoured Regiment 1327:Frank Kingsley Norris 1186: 1079: 1050:Aitape–Wewak Campaign 1006:1st Armoured Division 995: 985: 983:later explained that: 973:Minister for the Army 901: 893:17th Infantry Brigade 845:19th Infantry Brigade 818:Royal Australian Navy 806:7th Military District 779: 584: 556: 448:Warrnambool, Victoria 405:Aitape–Wewak campaign 393:1st Armoured Division 377:19th Infantry Brigade 196:7th Military District 191:19th Infantry Brigade 181:1st Armoured Division 154:First Australian Army 110:Years of service 68:Warrnambool, Victoria 2697:Formation disbanded 2533:Long, Gavin (1963). 2381:. pp. 109–110. 1284:Royal Empire Society 1205:British Commonwealth 1174:No. 77 Squadron RAAF 1096:as commander of the 1086:1st Cavalry Division 1046:New Britain Campaign 1040:as commander of the 953:1st Cavalry Division 946:Defence of Australia 924:Massimiliano Vietina 922:, and later Admiral 706:7th Infantry Brigade 635:2nd Cavalry Division 401:New Britain Campaign 242:New Britain Campaign 186:1st Cavalry Division 84:Heidelberg, Victoria 3070:Australian generals 2735:Australian generals 2679:Lieutenant General 2658:Lieutenant General 2646:Lieutenant General 2536:The Final Campaigns 2192:, pp. 201–201. 2162:, pp. 198–201. 2104:, pp. 184–189. 2092:, pp. 181–183. 2080:, pp. 179–181. 2045:, pp. 157–158. 2033:, pp. 148–150. 1997:, pp. 126–129. 1914:, pp. 113–115. 1890:, pp. 108–113. 1116:David Tennant Cowan 1106:General of the Army 1102:occupation of Japan 1072:Occupation of Japan 1056:, and his Japanese 988:go along with him." 826:Darwin Mobile Force 710:1st Cavalry Brigade 613:(4th Class) by the 460:The Geelong College 420:Occupation of Japan 247:Occupation of Japan 237:New Guinea Campaign 2648:William Bridgeford 2338:Oakleigh, Victoria 2143:The London Gazette 2120:The London Gazette 2061:The London Gazette 1978:The London Gazette 1820:The London Gazette 1785:The London Gazette 1618:The London Gazette 1595:The London Gazette 1572:The London Gazette 1483:The London Gazette 1343:Robertson Barracks 1193: 1127:Lieutenant General 1090: 1066:lieutenant general 1001: 904: 810:Northern Territory 802: 741:Singapore strategy 716:. He returned to 666:School of Musketry 609:, and awarded the 576:Battle of Magdhaba 563: 436:Robertson Barracks 354:Gallipoli Campaign 343:lieutenant general 321:who served in the 299:Lieutenant General 215:Gallipoli Campaign 122:Lieutenant General 3035: 3034: 2702: 2701: 2643:Succeeded by 2623:Military offices 2388:978-0-522-84459-7 1854:, pp. 57–58. 1804:, pp. 93–96. 1721:, pp. 83–86. 1709:, pp. 82–83. 1697:, pp. 76–79. 1685:, pp. 69–75. 1673:, pp. 64–65. 1661:, pp. 62–63. 1649:, pp. 59–60. 1637:, pp. 54–58. 1624:Order of the Nile 1556:, pp. 43–44. 1544:, pp. 35–37. 1455:, pp. 21–22. 1201:Republic of Korea 1109:Douglas MacArthur 728:. 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Chase 1014:armoured warfare 959:, and Brigadier 920:Pitassi Mannella 873:Battle of Bardia 784:, Major General 767:Second World War 753:Herbert Richmond 726:Great Depression 690:Royal Tank Corps 688:, Kent; and the 621:Between the wars 572:substantive rank 559:Battle of Romani 505:10th Light Horse 381:Battle of Bardia 350:10th Light Horse 327:Second World War 316: 311: 227:Second World War 99: 80: 64: 62: 35: 21: 20: 3135: 3134: 3130: 3129: 3128: 3126: 3125: 3124: 3040: 3039: 3036: 3031: 2982:W. A. B. 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Index

A soldier wearing a soft peaked cap presents a samurai sword over to another wearing a peaked cap with his sleeves rolled up. Another soldier in a slouch hat stands to attention nearby.
HatazĹŤ Adachi
Warrnambool, Victoria
Heidelberg, Victoria
Australian Army
Lieutenant General
Service number
British Commonwealth Forces Korea
British Commonwealth Occupation Force
First Australian Army
6th Division
5th Division
III Corps
2nd Division
1st Armoured Division
1st Cavalry Division
19th Infantry Brigade
7th Military District
First World War
Gallipoli Campaign
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
Second World War
Western Desert Campaign
New Guinea Campaign
New Britain Campaign
Occupation of Japan
Korean War
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches

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