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- George_Alan_Vasey abstract "Major General George Alan Vasey CB, CBE, DSO & Bar (29 March 1895 – 5 March 1945) was an Australian Army officer. He rose to the rank of major general during the Second World War, before being killed in a plane crash near Cairns in 1945.A professional soldier, Vasey graduated from Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1915 and served on the Western Front with the Australian Imperial Force, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and twice Mentioned in Despatches. For nearly twenty years, Vasey remained in the rank of major, serving on staff posts in Australia and with the Indian Army.Shortly after the outbreak of Second World War in September 1939, Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Blamey appointed Vasey to the staff of the 6th Division. In March 1941, Vasey took command of 19th Infantry Brigade, which he led in the Battle of Greece and Battle of Crete. Returning to Australia in 1942, Vasey was promoted to major general and became Deputy Chief of the General Staff. In September 1942, he assumed command of the 7th Division, fighting the Japanese in the Kokoda Track campaign and the Battle of Buna-Gona. In 1943, he embarked on his second campaign in New Guinea, leading the 7th Division in the Landing at Nadzab and the subsequent Finisterre Range campaign.By mid-1944, his health had deteriorated to the extent that he was evacuated to Australia, and for a time was not expected to live. By early 1945 he had recovered sufficiently to be appointed to command the 6th Division. While flying to assume this new command, the RAAF Lockheed Hudson aircraft he was travelling in crashed into the sea, killing all on board.".
- George_Alan_Vasey award Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States).
- George_Alan_Vasey award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- George_Alan_Vasey award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- George_Alan_Vasey award Order_of_the_Bath.
- George_Alan_Vasey award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- George_Alan_Vasey award War_Cross_(Greece).
- George_Alan_Vasey battle Battle_of_Crete.
- George_Alan_Vasey battle Battle_of_Greece.
- George_Alan_Vasey battle Battle_of_Messines_(1917).
- George_Alan_Vasey battle Battle_of_Passchendaele.
- George_Alan_Vasey battle Battle_of_Pozières.
- George_Alan_Vasey battle Finisterre_Range_campaign.
- George_Alan_Vasey battle Hundred_Days_Offensive.
- George_Alan_Vasey battle Kokoda_Track_campaign.
- George_Alan_Vasey battle Salamaua–Lae_campaign.
- George_Alan_Vasey battle Spring_Offensive.
- George_Alan_Vasey battle Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- George_Alan_Vasey battle World_War_II.
- George_Alan_Vasey birthDate "1895-03-29".
- George_Alan_Vasey birthPlace Malvern_East,_Victoria.
- George_Alan_Vasey birthYear "1895".
- George_Alan_Vasey deathDate "1945-03-05".
- George_Alan_Vasey deathPlace Cairns.
- George_Alan_Vasey deathPlace Queensland.
- George_Alan_Vasey deathYear "1945".
- George_Alan_Vasey militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- George_Alan_Vasey militaryCommand "19th Infantry Brigade".
- George_Alan_Vasey militaryCommand "6th Division".
- George_Alan_Vasey militaryCommand "7th Division".
- George_Alan_Vasey restingPlace Cairns.
- George_Alan_Vasey restingPlace Queensland.
- George_Alan_Vasey serviceEndYear "1945".
- George_Alan_Vasey serviceNumber "VX9".
- George_Alan_Vasey serviceStartYear "1913".
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