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- Thomas_Blamey abstract "Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian general of the First and Second World Wars, and the only Australian to attain the rank of field marshal.Blamey joined the Australian Army as a regular soldier in 1906, and attended the Staff College at Quetta. During the First World War he participated in the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, and served as a staff officer in the Gallipoli Campaign, where he was mentioned in despatches for a daring raid behind enemy lines. He later served on the Western Front, where he distinguished himself in the planning for the Battle of Pozières. He rose to the rank of brigadier general, and served as chief of staff of the Australian Corps under Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, who credited him as a factor in the Corps' success in the Battle of Hamel, the Battle of Amiens and the Battle of the Hindenburg Line.After the war Blamey was Deputy Chief of the General Staff, and was involved in the creation of the Royal Australian Air Force. He resigned from the regular Army in 1925 to become Chief Commissioner of the Victoria Police, but remained in the Militia, rising to command the 3rd Division in 1931. As Chief Commissioner, Blamey set about dealing with the grievances that had led to the 1923 Victorian Police strike, and implemented innovations such as police dogs and equipping vehicles with radios. His tenure as Chief Commissioner was marred by a scandal in which his police badge was found in a brothel, and a later attempt to cover up the shooting of a police officer led to his forced resignation in 1936. He later made weekly broadcasts on international affairs on Melbourne radio station 3UZ. Appointed chairman of the Commonwealth Government's Manpower Committee and Controller General of Recruiting in 1938, he headed a successful recruiting campaign which doubled the size of the part-time volunteer Militia.During the Second World War Blamey commanded the Second Australian Imperial Force and the I Corps in the Middle East. In the latter role he commanded Australian and Commonwealth troops in the disastrous Battle of Greece. In the former role, he attempted to protect Australian interests against British commanders who sought to disperse his forces on all manner of missions. He was appointed Deputy Commander in Chief Middle East Command, and was promoted to general in 1941. In 1942, he returned to Australia as Commander in Chief of the Australian Military Forces and Commander of Allied Land Forces in the South West Pacific Area under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. On the orders of MacArthur and Prime Minister John Curtin, he assumed personal command of New Guinea Force during the Kokoda Track campaign, and relieved Lieutenant General Sydney Rowell and Major General Arthur Allen under controversial circumstances. During the Salamaua–Lae Campaign Blamey planned and executed a major and victorious campaign. Nonetheless, during the final campaigns of the war he faced vociferous criticism of the Army's performance. He signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on behalf of Australia at Japan's ceremonial surrender in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945, and later personally accepted the Japanese surrender at Morotai. He was promoted to field marshal in June 1950.".
- Thomas_Blamey allegiance "Australia".
- Thomas_Blamey award Croix_de_guerre_1914–1918_(France).
- Thomas_Blamey award Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States).
- Thomas_Blamey award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Thomas_Blamey award Efficiency_Decoration.
- Thomas_Blamey award Knight_Bachelor.
- Thomas_Blamey award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Thomas_Blamey award Order_of_Orange-Nassau.
- Thomas_Blamey award Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888).
- Thomas_Blamey award Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George.
- Thomas_Blamey award Order_of_the_Bath.
- Thomas_Blamey award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Thomas_Blamey award War_Cross_(Greece).
- Thomas_Blamey battle Battle_of_Amiens_(1918).
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- Thomas_Blamey battle Battle_of_Hamel.
- Thomas_Blamey battle Battle_of_Milne_Bay.
- Thomas_Blamey battle Battle_of_Pozières.
- Thomas_Blamey battle Battle_of_St._Quentin_Canal.
- Thomas_Blamey battle Borneo_campaign_(1945).
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- Thomas_Blamey battle Kokoda_Track_campaign.
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- Thomas_Blamey battle Salamaua–Lae_campaign.
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- Thomas_Blamey birthDate "1884-01-24".
- Thomas_Blamey birthPlace Wagga_Wagga.
- Thomas_Blamey birthPlace Wagga_Wagga,_New_South_Wales.
- Thomas_Blamey birthYear "1884".
- Thomas_Blamey deathDate "1951-05-27".
- Thomas_Blamey deathPlace Heidelberg,_Victoria.
- Thomas_Blamey deathYear "1951".
- Thomas_Blamey militaryBranch Australian_Army.
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- Thomas_Blamey militaryCommand "I Corps".
- Thomas_Blamey militaryCommand "South West Pacific Area".
- Thomas_Blamey occupation Police_commissioner.
- Thomas_Blamey serviceNumber "VX1 (2nd AIF)".
- Thomas_Blamey serviceStartYear "1906".
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