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- Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott KCMG, KCVO, CB, KStJ (24 March 1890 – 4 August 1966) was an Australian Army general who served as Chief of the General Staff during the Second World War, and commanded the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in the Occupation of Japan. He was the first Australian-born Governor of New South Wales. Northcott joined the Australian Army as a reservist in 1908, before becoming a regular officer in 1912. On duty in Tasmania when the Great War broke out in 1914, he joined the 12th Infantry Battalion, a unit from that state. He was wounded in the landing at Gallipoli on Anzac Day and invalided to Egypt, the United Kingdom, and ultimately Australia, taking no further part in the fighting. After the war, Northcott served on a series of staff posts. He attended the Staff College, Camberley and Imperial Defence College and also spent time overseas as an exchange officer with the British Army and as a military attaché in the United States and Canada. During World War II, Northcott was attached to the British 7th Armoured Division in the Middle East to study armoured warfare, returning to Australia in December 1941 to organise the new 1st Armoured Division. In March 1942, he assumed command II Corps. In September 1942, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff. As General Sir Thomas Blamey's principal non-operational subordinate, he was responsible for administering and training the wartime army. After the war, he served as commander of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in the post-war Occupation of Japan. He retired from the Army in 1946 to become the Governor of New South Wales. (en)
- John Northcott, né le 24 mars 1890 à Creswick et mort le 4 août 1966 à Sydney, est un homme politique australien gouverneur de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud du 1er août 1946 au 3 juillet 1957.
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- Sir John Northcott (Creswick, 24 marzo 1890 – , 4 agosto 1966) è stato un generale australiano. (it)
- John Northcott (ur. 24 marca 1890 w Creswick, zm. 4 sierpnia 1966 w Sydney) – australijski żołnierz i urzędnik państwowy, generał, w latach 1946–1957 gubernator Nowej Południowej Walii. Był pierwszym w historii Australijczykiem na tym stanowisku, wcześniej zajmowali je wyłącznie Brytyjczycy. (pl)
- Sir John Northcott (24 de março de 1890 – 4 de agosto de 1966) foi um oficial do Exército Australiano que atingiu o posto de tenente-general. Serviu como Chefe do Estado-maior General durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial e comandou as Forças de Ocupação da Comunidade Britânica no Japão. Foi o primeiro governador de Nova Gales do Sul que nasceu efectivamente na Austrália. (pt)
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- John Northcott, né le 24 mars 1890 à Creswick et mort le 4 août 1966 à Sydney, est un homme politique australien gouverneur de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud du 1er août 1946 au 3 juillet 1957.
* Portail de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
* Portail de la politique (fr)
- Sir John Northcott (Creswick, 24 marzo 1890 – , 4 agosto 1966) è stato un generale australiano. (it)
- John Northcott (ur. 24 marca 1890 w Creswick, zm. 4 sierpnia 1966 w Sydney) – australijski żołnierz i urzędnik państwowy, generał, w latach 1946–1957 gubernator Nowej Południowej Walii. Był pierwszym w historii Australijczykiem na tym stanowisku, wcześniej zajmowali je wyłącznie Brytyjczycy. (pl)
- Sir John Northcott (24 de março de 1890 – 4 de agosto de 1966) foi um oficial do Exército Australiano que atingiu o posto de tenente-general. Serviu como Chefe do Estado-maior General durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial e comandou as Forças de Ocupação da Comunidade Britânica no Japão. Foi o primeiro governador de Nova Gales do Sul que nasceu efectivamente na Austrália. (pt)
- Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott KCMG, KCVO, CB, KStJ (24 March 1890 – 4 August 1966) was an Australian Army general who served as Chief of the General Staff during the Second World War, and commanded the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in the Occupation of Japan. He was the first Australian-born Governor of New South Wales. (en)
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