Ragnar Garrett

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Sir Alwyn Ragnar Garrett
Brigadier A. R. Garrett (1944)
Born	12 February 1900 Northam, Western Australia
Died	4 November 1977(1977-11-04) (aged 77) Mornington, Victoria
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1921–1960
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Chief of the General Staff Staff College, Queenscliff 8th Infantry Brigade 2/31st Battalion
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches

Lieutenant General Sir Alwyn Ragnar Garrett KBE, CB (12 February 1900 – 4 November 1977) was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff (1958–1960).

Military career

Brigadier Garrett standing next to Masatane Kanda at the official surrender ceremony on September 8, 1945

Educated at Guildford Grammar School, Garrett graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon into the Australian Light Horse in 1921.^[1]

He served in World War II becoming Commanding Officer of a battalion of the Australian Imperial Force in 1940.^[1] The following year he fought in Greece and Crete with 19th Brigade and in 1943 he was deployed to New Guinea and Bougainville.^[1] He completely re-organised the Forces in New Guinea.^[2]

After the War he became Brigadier in Charge of Administration for the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan and in 1949 he was made Commandant of the Staff College, Queenscliff.^[1] He went on to be General Officer Commanding Western Command in 1951, Deputy Chief of the General Staff in 1953, and GOC Southern Command in 1954.^[1] He was appointed Chief of the General Staff in 1958 and retired in 1960.^[1]

Later he became Principal of the Australian Administrative Staff College and in that role lobbied for the Army to have a Division ready for war at all times.^[3]

Family

In 1925 he married Shirley Lorraine Hunter.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Alwyn Ragnar Garrett Australian Dictionary of Biography
↑ Awards for Service in Papua-New Guinea The Argus, 20 July 1945
↑ General urges Army to "ready" Division Sydney Morning Herald, 5 November 1963

Military offices
Preceded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Wells	Chief of the General Staff 1958 – 1960	Succeeded by Lieutenant General Sir Reg Pollard

v t e Chiefs of the Australian Army

General Officers Commanding	Edward Hutton Harry Finn

Chiefs of the General Staff	William Bridges John Hoad Francis Wilson Joseph Gordon James Legge Godfrey Irving Hubert Foster James Legge Brudenell White Harry Chauvel Walter Coxon Julius Bruche John Lavarack Ernest Squires John Northcott Brudenell White Vernon Sturdee John Northcott Vernon Sturdee Sydney Rowell Henry Wells Ragnar Garrett Reg Pollard John Wilton Thomas Daly Mervyn Brogan Francis Hassett Arthur MacDonald Donald Dunstan Phillip Bennett Peter Gration Lawrence O'Donnell John Coates John Grey John Sanderson

Chiefs of Army	John Sanderson Frank Hickling Peter Cosgrove Peter Leahy Ken Gillespie David Morrison

Persondata
Name	Garret, Ragnar
Alternative names
Short description	Australian general
Date of birth	12 February 1900
Place of birth	Northam, Western Australia
Date of death	4 November 1977
Place of death	Mornington, Victoria

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