Most Famous Australian Military Figures

50 Australian Military Figures in view out of 87

Military 87
Australia 2,671
TB
Thomas Blamey Australian Militar 1884 – 1951
#35,609
Harry Chauvel
Harry Chauvel Australian Militar 1865 – 1945
#64,024
Gordon Bennett (general)
Gordon Bennett (general) Australian Militar 1887 – 1962
#73,039
Harry Cobby
Harry Cobby Australian Militar 1894 – 1955
#98,030
Neil Hamilton Fairley
Neil Hamilton Fairley Australian Army 1891 – 1966
#123,462
George Alan Vasey
George Alan Vasey Australian Militar 1895 – 1945
#136,334
HR
Horace Robertson Australian Militar 1894 – 1960
#143,639
Stanley Savige
Stanley Savige Australian Officer 1890 – 1954
#145,248
Brudenell White
Brudenell White Australian Officer 1876 – 1940
#155,046
Roderic Dallas
Roderic Dallas Australian Officer 1891 – 1918
#157,614
Albert Jacka
Albert Jacka Australian Soldier 1893 – 1932
#189,411
Adrian Cole (RAAF officer)
Adrian Cole (RAAF officer) Australian Officer 1895 – 1966
#201,692
Thomas Baker (aviator)
Thomas Baker (aviator) Australian Soldier 1897 – 1918
#204,993
Raymond Brownell
Raymond Brownell Australian Militar 1894 – 1974
#211,140
John Gregory Crace
John Gregory Crace Australian Militar 1887 – 1968
#233,032
Harold Edward Elliott
Harold Edward Elliott Australian Officer 1878 – 1931
#261,624
Reg Saunders
Reg Saunders Australian Officer 1920 – 1990
#268,239
Colin Hannah
Colin Hannah Australian Marshal 1914 – 1978
#283,761
Frank Bladin
Frank Bladin Australian Commander 1898 – 1978
#299,504
Bill McCann
Bill McCann Australian Officer 1892 – 1957
#303,262
William Brill (RAAF officer)
William Brill (RAAF officer) Australian Officer 1916 – 1964
#331,509
Sydney Rowell
Sydney Rowell Australian Militar 1894 – 1975
#345,308
Teddy Sheean
Teddy Sheean Australian Sailor 1923 – 1942
#360,037
Charles Hotham
Charles Hotham Australian Lieutenant 1806 – 1855
#364,160
Billy Sing
Billy Sing Australian Militar 1886 – 1943
#386,275
Stanley Goble
Stanley Goble Australian Flying Ace 1891 – 1948
#400,765
James Newland
James Newland Australian Militar 1881 – 1949
#422,894
Arthur Sullivan (Australian soldier)
Arthur Sullivan (Australian soldier) Australian Militar 1896 – 1937
#440,058
Len Waters
Len Waters Australian Militar 1924 – 1993
#449,838
Frederick Galleghan
Frederick Galleghan Australian Militar 1897 – 1971
#453,292
Henry Wynter
Henry Wynter Australian Militar 1886 – 1945
#465,203
VS
Victor Smith Australian Navy 1913 – 1998
#469,509
BM
Brian Murray (governor) Australian Navy 1921 – 1991
#475,190
EW
Eric Woodward Australian Militar 1899 – 1967
#477,062
Percy Cherry
Percy Cherry Australian Officer 1895 – 1917
#490,692
Geoffrey Forrest Hughes
Geoffrey Forrest Hughes Australian Militar 1895 – 1951
#498,864
Selwyn Porter
Selwyn Porter Australian Militar 1905 – 1963
#502,465
John Whittle
John Whittle Australian Militar 1882 – 1946
#514,829
John Gellibrand
John Gellibrand Australian Lieutenant 1872 – 1945
#517,911
Donald Cleland
Donald Cleland Australian Militar 1901 – 1975
#525,869
Kevin Scarce
Kevin Scarce Australian Navy Born 1952
#534,218
JC
John Campbell Ross Australian Militar 1899 – 2009
#569,824
Alan Ramsay
Alan Ramsay Australian Militar 1895 – 1973
#602,787
Alan Charlesworth
Alan Charlesworth Australian Marshal 1904 – 1978
#649,447
William Bridgeford
William Bridgeford Australian Militar 1894 – 1971
#649,750
Frank Lukis
Frank Lukis Australian Officer 1896 – 1966
#658,179
BK
Bill Kibby Australian Soldier 1903 – 1942
#670,141
Murray Moten
Murray Moten Australian Militar 1899 – 1953
#708,812
Arthur Varley
Arthur Varley Australian Militar 1893 – 1944
#709,023
Eugene Gorman
Eugene Gorman Australian Militar 1891 – 1973
#737,568

By the numbers

Inside Australia Military Figures

87 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous australia military figures born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Australia Military Figures peaked in the 1890s with 46 people.

What Australia Military Figures Are Known For

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Militar are Australia Military Figures's biggest group — 54% of all notables (47).

Australia Military Figures over-index on soldier — 29.7× the global rate.

  1. Militar47
  2. Officer13
  3. Soldier8
  4. Lieutenant4
  5. Army3
  6. Flying Ace3
  7. Navy3
  8. Marshal2
  1. Soldier829.7×
  2. Militar4727.6×
  3. Officer1313.6×

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