Thomas Blamey

Australian general of the First and Second World Wars (1884-1951)

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 World Wars. He is the only Australian to attain the rank of field marshal.

General Sir Thomas Blamey in 1942

Quotes

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  • The best and the worst things you hear about him are both true.
    • Remark about General Douglas MacArthur, as quoted in Blamey, Controversial Soldier: a Biography of Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey (1973) by John Hetherington, p. 223
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