Ragnar Garrett
Sir Alwyn Ragnar Garrett | |
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Staff College, Queenscliff (1946–47, 1949–51) (1958–60)Western Command (1951–53) Southern Command (1954–58) Chief of the General Staff | |
Battles/wars | Second World War
Mentioned in Despatches |
Other work | Principal, Australian Administrative Staff College (1960–64) |
Born in
After the war, Garrett served two terms as commandant of the
Early life
Born on 12 February 1900 in
In March 1930, Garrett was posted as adjutant/quartermaster to the
Second World War
Garrett joined the
Returning to Australia, Garrett was promoted to temporary
Garrett was appointed a
Post-war career
Following a three-month course at the Staff College, Camberley, Garrett was appointed commandant of the
In December 1953, Garrett succeeded Major General
The Army underwent significant change during Garrett's term as CGS.
In future, the Regular Army will be supported by the non-regular forces and not the reverse as at present.
—Lieutenant General Garrett, 22 December 1959[45]
Garrett was concerned not only with changing the Army's organisation but with upgrading its equipment; by the early 1960s the Army would acquire the
Later life
On retiring from the military, Garrett became principal of the Australian Administrative Staff College, a private institution delivering courses to senior business and government personnel at Mount Eliza, Victoria.[2][50] During his four-year tenure, he lobbied for the reintroduction of conscription, and when the Federal government brought in a new selective service scheme in 1965, he was invited to draw the first ballot of names.[51][52] Garrett also recommended that the Army should have a division prepared for war at all times.[53] He served as honorary colonel of the Royal Australian Regiment and the Royal Western Australia Regiment from 1960 until 1965, when he was appointed Chairman of the Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission, a position he held until 1970. He died on 4 November 1977 at Mornington, Victoria, and was cremated. His wife had died earlier, and he was survived by his two children.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Garrett, Alwyn Ragnar". World War 2 Nominal Roll. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The Army List, p. 439
- ^ "Citizens' fine tribute". The Register. 7 December 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Among the soldiers". The News. 19 November 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Among the soldiers". The News. 23 February 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Military social". The Advertiser. 10 March 1926. p. 20. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Naval and military". The News. 25 November 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Militia training". The Advertiser. 7 March 1930. p. 24. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Diggers' re-union social". The Border Watch. 28 April 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Army and Navy notes". The Advertiser. 3 August 1934. p. 11. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Personal". The Argus. 23 November 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Long, To Benghazi, pp. 44, 48
- ^ Long, To Benghazi, pp. 85–86
- ^ Pratten, Australian Battalion Commanders in the Second World War, p. 327
- ^ a b Keating, The Right Man for the Right Job, pp. 63–64
- ^ Keating, The Right Man for the Right Job, p. 67
- ^ Lambert, Zach (Autumn 2012). "The Birth, Life and Death of the 1st Australian Armoured Division" (PDF). Australian Army Journal. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Dexter, The New Guinea Offensives, p. 279
- ^ Dexter, The New Guinea Offensives, pp. 780, 788
- ^ Long, The Final Campaigns, pp. 24–25, 97
- ^ Keating, The Right Man for the Right Job, p. 146
- ^ "Awards for service in Papua-New Guinea". The Argus. 20 July 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "No. 37184". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 July 1945. p. 3715.
- ^ Long, The Final Campaigns, pp. 557–558
- ^ James, The Hard Slog, pp. 253–254
- ^ "8 Infantry Brigade November–December 1945". 2nd Australian Imperial Force and Citizen Military Forces unit war diaries. Australian War Memorial. p. 3. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "8 Infantry Brigade January–March 1946". 2nd Australian Imperial Force and Citizen Military Forces unit war diaries. Australian War Memorial. p. 88. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Recommendation: Mention in despatches". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "No. 37898". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 March 1947. p. 1091.
- ^ Palazzo, The Australian Army, p. 201
- ^ Grey, The Australian Army, pp. 164–166
- ^ Palazzo, The Australian Army, p. 224
- ^ "Army changes". The Advertiser. 20 October 1953. p. 6. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Palazzo, The Australian Army, pp. 224, 238
- ^ "No. 41090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1957. p. 3407.
- ^ a b Minister for Defence (7 May 1959). "Chief of the General Staff – extension of service" (Press release). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 41590". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1959. p. 38.
- ^ "Military Board in new headquarters". The Canberra Times. 7 March 1959. p. 3. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Second Army move begins next Monday". The Canberra Times. 12 August 1959. p. 23. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Stretton, Soldier in a Storm, pp. 134, 138
- ^ a b Horner, Strategic Command, pp. 176–177
- ^ a b c d Grey, The Australian Army, pp. 204–207
- ^ Palazzo, The Australian Army, pp. 257–258
- ^ Palazzo, The Australian Army, pp. 229, 419
- ^ Horner, Strategic Command, pp. 295, 302
- ^ Horner, Strategic Command, pp. 194–195
- ^ Grey, The Australian Army, pp. 209
- ^ Dennis et al, Oxford Companion to Australian Military History, pp. 419–420
- ^ "Garrett to head staff college". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1960. p. 7. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Army call-up suggestion". The Canberra Times. 6 November 1963. p. 20. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "First 1966 call-up draw tomorrow". The Canberra Times. 9 September 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Defence spending 'should increase'". The Canberra Times. 5 November 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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