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Thomas Blamey

1884 - 1951

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Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey (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. Blamey joined the Australian Army as a regular soldier in 1906, and attended the Staff College at Quetta. During the First World War, he participated in the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, and served as a staff officer in the Gallipoli campaign, where he was mentioned in despatches for a daring raid behind enemy lines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Blamey is the 1,939th most popular military personnel (up from 1,943rd in 2019), the 365th most popular biography from Australia (down from 328th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Thomas Blamey ranks 1,939 out of 2,058. Before him are Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Anthony Wayne, Kyrylo Budanov, Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Chesty Puller, and Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde. After him are Igor Sergun, Lewis H. Brereton, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, Nathaniel Lyon, Abu Anas al-Libi, and Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Thomas Blamey ranks 243. Before him are George Goulding, Alma Gluck, C. H. Dodd, Leon Schlesinger, John James Shepherd, and Harvey Fletcher. After him are Carl Kempe, Sig Ruman, James Cruze, Calvin Bricker, Arthur Edmund Carewe, and Alexander Bustamante. Among people deceased in 1951, Thomas Blamey ranks 177. Before him are Frank Weston Benson, Nora Barnacle, Jack Holt, Victor Johnson, Gordon Hodgson, and Giovanni Scatturin. After him are Tom Kiely, Mady Christians, Constant Lambert, Alfred Lindley, Gerald Logan, and Mildred Bailey.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Thomas Blamey ranks 365 out of 1,143. Before him are Frank Gardner (1931), Henry Lawson (1867), Jason Culina (1980), Alex de Minaur (1999), Poppy Montgomery (1972), and Frank Forde (1890). After him are Fanny Durack (1889), Jai Courtney (1986), Jenny Lamy (1949), Joan Lindsay (1896), Darren Hayes (1972), and Jacinda Barrett (1972).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Australia

Among military personnels born in Australia, Thomas Blamey ranks 2. Before him are Peter Cosgrove (1947).

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