Lieutenant General John Northcott

Service number VX63396
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant Adjutant, Lieutenant General, Major General
Birth Date 24/03/1890
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Creswick
Death Date 04/08/1966
Death Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Wahroonga
Final Rank Lieutenant General
Service Australian Army
Unit 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
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  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)

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    PORTRAIT OF MAJOR GENERAL JOHN NORTHCOTT.

    VICTORIA BARRACKS MELBOURNE - FIRST BREN GUN MADE IN AUSTRALIA BEING INSPECTED BY GENERAL ...

    VICTORIA BARRACKS MELBOURNE - FIRST BREN GUN MADE IN AUSTRALIA PASSED OVER TO THE ARMY. L TO R: ...

    MELBOURNE. ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN TANKS: L-R: CAPTAIN FLETCHER, MAJOR GENERAL NORTHCOTT AND ...

    SYRIA. 1941-11-25. MAJOR-GENERAL J. NORTHCOTT, GENERAL-OFFICER- COMMANDING 1ST AUSTRALIAN ...

    SYRIA. 1941-11-25. CORPORAL CROLL OF "A" SQUADRON, 6TH DIVISION CAVALRY REGIMENT ANSWERING ...

    BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. 1944-09-26. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J. NORTHCOTT, CB, MVO, CHIEF OF THE GENERAL ...

    MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-04-05. HIGH RANKING OFFICERS OF THE U.S. AND AUSTRALIAN SERVICES AT A DINNER ...

    MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-04-05. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR JOHN NORTHCOTT, KCMG, KCVO, CB, CHIEF OF THE ...

    MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-06-25. CLOSE-UP OF THE SALUTING BASE. SHOWN ARE:- LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER D.F. ...

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Date of birth 24/03/1890
Date of embarkation 20/10/1914
Date of enlistment 24/08/1914
Date returned to Australia 25/11/1915
Date of death 04/08/1966

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