Sydney Rowell
(1894-1975)
Australian general
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Lieutenant General Sir Sydney Fairbairn Rowell, KBE, CB (15 December 1894 – 12 April 1975) was an Australian soldier who served as Chief of the General Staff from 17 April 1950 to 15 December 1954. As Vice Chief of the General Staff from 8 January 1946 to 16 April 1950, he played a key role in the post-Second World War reorganisation of the Army, and in the 1949 Australian coal strike. However, he is best known as the commander who was dismissed in the Kokoda Track campaign.
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15 December 1894 Lockleys, South Australia
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| Died |
12 April 1975 (aged 80) South Yarra, Victoria
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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