3rd Division (Australia) - Commanding Officers

Commanding Officers

The following is a list of the 3rd Division's commanding officers:

From
 To
 Rank
 Name
1916 1918 Major General John Monash
1918 1922 Major General John Gellibrand
1922 1927 Major General George Johnston
1927 1931 Major General Harold Elliott
1931 1937 Major General Thomas Blamey
1937 1942 Major General Edmund Drake-Brockman
1942 1944 Major General Stanley Savige
1944 1947 Major General William Bridgeford
1947 1950 Major General George Wootten
1950 1953 Major General Selwyn Porter
1953 1956 Major General Robert Risson
1956 1959 Major General Heathcote Hammer
1959 1960 Major General Noel Simpson
1960 1963 Major General R.R. Gordon
1963 1966 Major General N.A. Vickery
1966 1970 Major General S.M. McDonald
1970 1973 Major General K.D. Green
1973 1976 Major General J.M. McNeill
1976 1977 Brigadier W.H. Grant
1977 1980 Brigadier J.E. Barry
1980 1981 Brigadier N.E. Bavington
1981 1985 Major General K.G. Cooke
1985 1987 Major General J.E. Barry
1987 1990 Major General B.N. Nunn
1990 1991 Major General W.E. Glenny

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