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Blamey, Thomas Albert

    Date of birth:
    January 24th, 1884 (Wagga Wagga/New South Wales, Australia)
    Date of death:
    May 27th, 1951 (Melbourne/Victoria, Australia)
    Service number:
    VX1
    Nationality:
    Australian

    Biography

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    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1917
    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1918
    Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    March 22nd, 1919
    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    January 7th, 1919
    Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    1920
    1914 Star
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    1920
    British War Medal 1914-1920
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    1920
    Victory Medal 1914-1918
    Awarded on:
    1935
    King George V's Silver Jubilee Medal 1935
    Awarded on:
    1935
    Knight Bachelor
    Awarded on:
    1936
    Commander to the Venerable Order of Saint John (CStJ)
    Awarded on:
    1937
    Efficiency Medal / Territorial Decoration
    Awarded on:
    1937
    King George VI Coronation Medal
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    December 30th, 1941

    London Gazette dated December 30th 1941.
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    General
    Unit:
    Deputy Commander in Chief Middle East
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1942
    For service in Greece.

    London Gazette dated January 1st 1942.
    Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    General
    Unit:
    Commander 7th Division
    Awarded on:
    May 28th, 1943

    London Gazette dated May 28th 1943.
    Commonwealth of Australia Gazette dated June 3rd 1943.
    Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE, Military Division)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    General
    Awarded on:
    November 23rd, 1944

    Commonwealth of Australia Gazette dated November 23rd 1944.
    Polemikos Stauros 1940 - 1st Class
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    General
    Awarded on:
    November 23rd, 1944

    Commonwealth of Australia Gazette dated November 23rd 1944.
    Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    General
    Awarded on:
    June 19th, 1947

    Commonwealth of Australia Gazette dated June 19th 1947.
    Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.1x)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1946
    1939-1945 Star
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1946
    Africa Star
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1946
    Pacific Star
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1946
    Defence Medal 1939-1945
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1946
    War Medal 1939-1945
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1946
    Service Medal 1939-1945

    Sources

    • Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
    • Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
    • - London Gazette, 30 December 1941, page 7357, position 1
      - London Gazette, 1 January 1942, page 3, position 1
      - London Gazette, 28 May 1943, page 2373, position 2
      - Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 3 June 1943, page 1150, position 8
      - Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 23 November 1944, page 2607, position 19
      - Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 19 June 1947, page 1609, position 1
      - Australia War Memorial