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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.
Mar 4, 2015 · Thomas Blamey, born near Wagga Wagga on 24 January 1884, became the first Australian army officer to reach the rank of field marshal. Originally a teacher, Blamey received a commission in the Commonwealth Cadet Forces in 1906 and was posted to Melbourne.
Sir Thomas Albert Blamey (1884-1951), army officer and commissioner of police, was born on 24 January 1884 at Lake Albert, near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, seventh child of Richard Henwood Blamey, butcher, and his native-born wife Margaret Louisa, née Murray.
May 26, 2022 · In May 1951, Sir Thomas Blamey died in Melbourne, aged 67. He was one of Australia’s greatest military leaders, serving in both world wars, and was the first Australian soldier to be appointed a Field Marshal. Upon his death, he received many tributes in Australia and from around the world.
The square at the heart of the Department of Defence complex in Canberra was named Sir Thomas Blamey Square and a bas relief likeness was unveiled there in 1984. On 27 May 2001, the square was renamed Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey Square.
Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey was Australia’s greatest and most important soldier. Indeed, he was a major figure in Australian history. He was probably not Australia’s most accomplished battlefield commander, I am thinking here of men like Sir William Glasgow and George Vasey.
The papers of Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey held at the Australian War Memorial document one aspect of the long career of Australia's foremost soldier of the twentieth century. His military career dominates in the records tot he exclusion of most other facets of Blamey's life.
Sir Thomas Blamey remains the only Australian ever to have attained that rank. Since its inception in 1954 The Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey Memorial Fund has made awards to members of the Defence Force selected for outstanding qualities of leadership.
Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED* died on 27 May 1951. He was the only Australian ever appointed to the highest attainable military rank of Field Marshal. Crowds estimated at 300,000 lined the streets of Melbourne at his state funeral.
Thomas Albert Blamey, born near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales in 1884, became the first Australian army officer to reach the rank of field marshal. Originally a teacher, Blamey received a commission in the Commonwealth Cadet Forces in 1906 and was posted to Melbourne.
