Lieutenant General Sir John Dudley Lavarack, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO (19 December 1885 – 4 December 1957) was an Australian Army officer who was Governor...

Lavarack Barracks (ICAO: YLVK) is a major Australian Army base located in the suburb of Murray in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Lavarack...

World War. The Australian 7th Division, commanded by Major-General John Lavarack, crossed the Litani River and later clashed with Vichy French troops...

Australian Division (Major-General John Lavarack, succeeded by Major-General Arthur "Tubby" Allen on 18 June when Lavarack took over Australian I Corps) advanced...

Division was formed in May 1940, a regular officer, Lieutenant General John Lavarack was appointed to command it. Blamey appointed two regulars, Major Generals...

situations, such as when, during the constitutional crisis in 1975, Sir John Kerr dismissed prime minister Gough Whitlam, on the occasion of a stalemate...

1958: Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (KStJ) 1950: Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)...

and RAAF, as Chief of the General Staff, John Lavarack also advocated. In November 1936, Labor leader John Curtin said "The dependence of Australia upon...

first Australian born Governor of Queensland was Lieutenant-General Sir John Lavarack (appointed 1946). His successor, Sir Henry Abel Smith, the husband of...

Australian Imperial Force. Under the command of Lieutenant General John Lavarack, the formation subsumed the previous Northern and Eastern Commands,...

Lieutenant Governor and Chief Justice of Queensland Alan Mansfield (Governor John Lavarack was indisposed) ordered Parliament to reassemble. Shortly after 10:30...

of Blamey's. Two other officers, Major Generals Gordon Bennett and John Lavarack, were considered, and also had strong and well-connected supporters...

Birdsville assisting with the re-building. The Queensland Governor, John Lavarack, visited Birdsville for the first time in June 1952 to set the corner...

February 1940 and on 4 April its first commanding officer, Major General John Lavarack, was appointed. Upon formation the division consisted of three infantry...

were swapped with two from the 7th Australian Division (Major-General John Lavarack), which had insufficient training, equipment and transport. Lack of...

Brigadier Francis Bede Heritage CBE, MVO 1931 1932 0–1 years 8 Colonel John Lavarack CMG, DSO 1933 1935 1–2 years 9 Brigadier Charles Miles CMG, DSO 1935...

Army, including several prominent officers such as Henry Wynter and John Lavarack. Wynter in particular argued that war was most likely to break out in...

foundation stone for a new church was laid by the Governor of Queensland, John Lavarack, and blessed by Archbishop Reginald Halse.The second St Thomas' Anglican...

(now 18 Cavalry), they were placed under the command of Major General John Lavarack and ordered to hold the port for at least two months while a relieving...

December 13 – Mario Talavera, Mexican songwriter (d. 1960) December 19 John Lavarack, Australian general, Governor of Queensland (1946-1957) (d. 1957) King...

known as the Amagisan shinjū (天城山心中, Love Suicide at Mount Amagi). Sir John Lavarack, Australian World War II general, Governor of Queensland (b. 1885) José...

and the Wacol Repatriation Pavilion was opened by Queensland Governor John Lavarack on 26 January 1948. It comprised three wards each with accommodation...

the Dodecanese Islands. The 7th Australian Division (Major-General John Lavarack) and the 9th Australian Division were poorly-equipped and still training...

(1873–1961) 1 October 1931 20 April 1935 3 years, 201 days 14 Lavarack, JohnMajor General John Lavarack CB, CMG, DSO (1885–1957) 21 April 1935 12 October 1939...

dates of appointment, were: New South Wales: Sir John Northcott (1 August 1946) Queensland: Sir John Lavarack (1 October 1946) Western Australia: Sir James...

surrounded, hundreds of miles behind enemy lines. Lieutenant General John Lavarack determined that Tobruk could be held and ordered Morshead to defend...

cricketer John Lavarack, former Governor of Queensland, born at Kangaroo Point Frances Mallalieu Payne (1885–1976) artist and illustrator  Alfred John Raymond...

a naval one. Colonel John Lavarack, who had attended the Imperial Defence College class of 1928 with Shedden, disagreed. Lavarack responded that the vast...

predecessor as Director of Military Operations and Intelligence, Colonel John Lavarack, and many other officers, Sturdee had little faith in the government's...

allowing the commander of the Australian 7th Division, Major General John Lavarack to switch the 25th Brigade's focus north towards Jezzine, leaving a...