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Kenneth Eather

Australian general (1901-1993) · Australia · On the map · Died at 91

Major General Kenneth William Eather, was a senior Australian Army officer who served during the Second World War. Eather led a battalion in the Battle of Bardia, a brigade on the Kokoda Track campaign and a division in the New Britain campaign.

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Awards

Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

About this person

He was the last Australian officer to be promoted to the rank of major general during the Second World War, and when he died in 1993 he was Australia's last surviving general of that war.

Country
Australia
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1993 · aged 91