Blamey Memorial Orations [manuscript]. 1983-1999.

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Blamey Memorial Orations [manuscript]. 1983-1999.

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The collection comprises copies of 37 Blamey Memorial Oration addresses, coordinated by the Royal United Services Institute of Australia, and delivered by politicians, military dignitaries, governors-general, and public service managers between 1983 and 1999. Subjects include Sir Thomas Blamey, the Australian Army, military strategies, national security, military leadership and peacekeeping.

4 cm. (4 folders)

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Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies

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Blamey, Thomas, Sir, 1884-1951

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Thomas Albert Blamey (b. Jan. 24, 1884, New South Wales-d. May 27, 1951) was an Australian general serving in World War I with the 1st Australian Division (Gallipoli, 1915) and on the Western Front. From March 1942 through the end of World War II, he was commander-in-chief of the Australian Military Forces. He signed the Japanese surrender document on behalf of Australia, joining General Douglas MacArthur on the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945. He retired in 1946, and in 1950 was promoted to F...