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Field marshal (Australia)

Field marshal is the highest rank of the Australian Army and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of field marshal. It is a five-star rank, equivalent to the ranks in the other armed services of Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Australian Navy, and Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force. The subordinate army rank is general.

For other countries which use this rank, see Field marshal.

Field marshal

 Australia

 Australian Army

FM

Field Marshal

OF-10

O-11

1925

General

Two of the four field marshals were honorary appointments to individuals of the monarchy and one an honorary appointment to a British Army Officer. The only Australian appointed was Sir Thomas Blamey, who was on the retired list when he was proposed for the rank. Blamey was recalled to active duty and promoted.

Australian Defence Force ranks and insignia

Australian Army officer rank insignia

List of Australian generals and brigadiers

Hetherington, John (1973). Blamey, Controversial Soldier: A Biography of Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey. Canberra: . ISBN 0-9592043-0-X. OCLC 2025093.

Australian War Memorial

(1978). Crisis of Command: Australian Generalship and the Japanese Threat, 1941–1943. Canberra: Australian National University Press. ISBN 0-7081-1345-1.

Horner, David

(PDF). Army Dress Manual. Canberra: Australian Army. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2015.

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