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    Major General Sir George Frederick Wootten, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar, ED (1 May 1893 – 31 March 1970) was a senior Australian Army officer, public servant, right...
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  • of the Rings films George Wootten (1893–1970), Australian soldier Morgan Wootten (1931–2020), American basketball coach Hal Wootten (1922–2021), Australian...
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    when the Australian Army under the command of Australian Major General George Wootten launched an attack under the codename of Operation Oboe Six. Labuan...
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    captured. On 4 September, the Australian 9th Division, under Major General George Wootten, landed east of Lae, on "Red Beach" and "Yellow Beach", near Malahang...
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    amphibious training near Cairns the 9th Division, now under Major General George Wootten who had taken command of the division in March, departed for Milne Bay...
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    in Labuan, British Borneo, being watched by Australian Major General George Wootten and other Australian units. The official surrender ceremony of the Japanese...
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    Gen. Sir George Wootten, soldier Liang Yusheng (Chen Wentong), writer Graves of Billy, Dame Mary and Helen Hughes Graves of Maj. Gen. Sir George and Lady...
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    attack in the central sector of the island upon a Japanese outpost at Little George Hill on 25 November. The following month the battalion seized control of...
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    and handed over his sword to the divisional commander, Major General George Wootten. The location became known as Surrender Point. It was estimated that...
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    by the Australian 9th Division, under the command of Major General George Wootten. The 9th Division consisted of three brigades—the 20th, 24th and 26th...
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    responsibility for securing the Huon Peninsula was assigned to Major General George Wootten's Australian 9th Division. On 22 September, the Australian 20th Infantry...
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    commanded from 1942 to 1945. In it he praised Australian Generals George Vasey and George Wootten, commanders of the 7th and 9th Divisions, but he also criticized...
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    with General Baba formally turning over his sword to Major General George Wootten of the Australian 9th Division at Labuan on 10 September. Baba was officially...
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    capture of the Huon Peninsula. The 9th Division under Major General George Wootten was tasked with the job. The initial focus was upon securing Lae. The...
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    General George Vasey, fought at Nadzab and in the Finisterre Range campaign. Meanwhile, the 9th Division, now under Major General George Wootten fought...
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    following officers commanded the 2/2nd during the war: Lieutenant Colonel George Wootten (1939–40); Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Chilton (1940–41); Lieutenant...
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  • Department of Defence. Like many former officers of the Australian Army George Wootten joined the Old Guard. Australia portal Far-right politics in Australia...
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    Marrickville, New South Wales (category George Allen Mansfield buildings)
    lawyer and keen amateur ornithologist lived in Marrickville as a child George Wootten, Australian major general, commander of the 9th Division Anthony Albanese...
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    document in front of the commander of the 9th Division, Major General George Wootten. The official surrender ceremony was held on the next day on 10 September...
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    who led the abortive Second Battle of Kharkov during World War II Sir George Wootten, 76, Australian Army general during World War II attribution User:Quadell...
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  • Expeditionary Force – received the Bronze Star. Sir George Wootten, Australian Army – Brigadier Wootten was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Cross...
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    with the landing ships clearing the beach before dawn. Major General George Wootten, the commander of the assault troops, doubted that the VII Amphibious...
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    December, the 2/9th Battalion of the Australian 18th Brigade (Brigadier George Wootten) arrived at Oro Bay. The brigade was attached to the 32nd Division to...
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    Ahmad Tajuddin (category Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George)
    Tajuddin get a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG) during his coronation, thereby making him the only Malay ruler who...
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  • ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 4 April 2010. "Wootten, Sir George Frederick (1893–1970)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra:...
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    Track. Simultaneously, the 18th Brigade, under the command of Brigadier George Wootten was sent to Milne Bay. Along with the 7th Brigade (a Militia formation)...
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    Division (Major-Gen Edward Milford) Australian 9th Division (Major-Gen George Wootten) Air Forces Advanced RAAF Command Australian First Tactical Air Force...
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    Leslie Morshead (category Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George)
    II Corps, handing over command of the 9th Division to Major General George Wootten. The association between Morshead and the 9th Division was not entirely...
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    elements of the Australian 9th Division, commanded by Major General George Wootten, landed at Scarlet Beach from where they began to fan out to the south...
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    Succeeded by Rupert Arnold Military offices Preceded by Major General George Wootten General Officer Commanding 3rd Division 1950–1953 Succeeded by Major...
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