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    Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, CStJ, ED (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian general of the First and Second...
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    only Australian appointed was Sir Thomas Blamey, who was on the retired list when he was proposed for the rank. Blamey was recalled to active duty and promoted...
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    located within Blamey Barracks, about 9.5 km south-west of Wagga Wagga. Blamey Barracks is named after Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey, an Australian...
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    Commander of Allied Forces in the South West Pacific Area, and General Sir Thomas Blamey, commander of Allied Land Forces, resulted in the sackings of three...
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  • Blamey may refer to: Blamey Barracks, Australian Army Recruit Training Centre at Kapooka, Wagga Wagga, in the Riverina region of New South Wales Blamey...
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  • Army Reserve for which she was awarded the Sword of Honour and the Sir Thomas Blamey Memorial Award. Bennell-Pegg's first job after her MScs was as a mission...
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    him of his decision to withdraw to Thermopylae. Lieutenant-General Thomas Blamey divided responsibility between generals Mackay and Freyberg during the...
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    conference room for the World War II War Cabinet) Blamey Room (after Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED) Tresco Room (after the Tresco...
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    the rank were one Frenchman (Ferdinand Foch) and one Australian (Sir Thomas Blamey), honoured for their contributions in World War I and World War II respectively...
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    to the United Kingdom to assist in its defence. Lieutenant General Thomas Blamey was given command of the Second AIF on 13 October 1939 and retained...
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