Sydney Rowell
Australian general (1894-1975) · Australia · On the map · Died at 80
Lieutenant General Sir Sydney Fairbairn Rowell, was an Australian soldier who served as Chief of the General Staff from 17 April 1950 to 15 December 1954.
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A group of Australian Army Officers waiting on the wharf during the embarkation of elements of the 6th Division AIF on the troopship carrying them to the Middle East. Left to right: Brigadier Sydney Rowell; Colonel Samuel Burston; Major Knight; and General Sir Thomas Blamey.
Rowell at Port Moresby in September 1942
The Military Board in 1947, with Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Rowell is on the left.
Senior Australian Army Officers in Korea 1953. Rowell is second from the left.Awards
About this person
As Vice Chief of the General Staff from 8 January 1946 to 16 April 1950, he played a key role in the post-Second World War reorganisation of the Army, and in the 1949 Australian coal strike. However, he is best known as the commander who was dismissed in the Kokoda Track campaign.
Country
Australia
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1975 · aged 80