Allan Boase
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Lieutenant General Allan Joseph Boase, CBE (19 February 1894 – 1 January 1964) was a soldier in the Australian Army, who served in the First World War and was a general during the Second World War.
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Allan Joseph Boase | |
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Born | (1894-02-19)19 February 1894 Gympie, Queensland |
Died | 1 January 1964(1964-01-01) (aged 69) St Kilda East, Victoria |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1911–1951 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | NX366 |
Commands held | Southern Command (1949–51) Western Command (1945–46) 11th Division (1943–45) AIF Ceylon (1942) 16th Brigade (1941–42) Command and Staff School (1939–40) |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
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