General (Australia)

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General is the highest active rank of the Australian Army and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of General, it is also considered a 4 star rank. The only time the rank is held is when the Chief of the Defence Force is an Army officer. On occasion the Chief of the General Staff has been a General.

General is higher the a Lieutenant General, but is lower then Field Marshal. General is the equivalent of Admiral in the Royal Australian Navy and Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Australian Air Force

A Generals insignia is a crown above a pip above a crossed sword and baton, with the word Australia at the bottom.

[edit] Australian Generals

A number of Australians have held the rank of General

• General Peter Cosgrove AC MC
• General John Baker AC DSM
• General Peter Gration AC OBE
• General Sir Phillip Bennett AC KBE DSO
• General Sir Arthur MacDonald KBE CB
• General Sir Francis Hassett AC KBE CB DSO MVO
• General Sir John Wilton KBE CB DSO
• General Sir Thomas Albert Blamey GBE KCB CMG DSO ED
• General Sir Brudenell White KCB KCMG KCVO DSO
• General Sir Harry Chauvel GCMG KCB
• General Sir John Monash GCMG KCB VD