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- Henry_Wells_(general) abstract "Lieutenant General Sir Henry Wells KBE, CB, DSO (22 March 1898 – 20 October 1973) was a senior officer in the Australian Army. Serving as Chief of the General Staff from 1954 to 1958, Wells' career culminated with his appointment as the first Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, a position marking him as the professional head of the Australian Military. He served in this capacity from March 1958 until March 1959, when he retired from the army.Born in Victoria, Wells began his career in the Australian Army in 1916 when he entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon. Graduating as a lieutenant three years later, he served in a variety of staff and instructional positions before the outbreak of the Second World War. Initially posted to the 7th Division as a staff officer in 1940, Wells was promoted to lieutenant colonel and made senior liaison officer to I Corps. Serving in Greece and North Africa, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership at El Alamein. Transferred to the South West Pacific theatre in 1943 as a brigadier, he served in the New Guinea Campaign with the headquarters of II Corps and later in the Borneo campaign with I Corps.Wells was promoted to major general in 1946 and appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff. Following promotion to lieutenant general, he was made Commander-in-Chief, British Commonwealth Forces Korea from 1953 to 1954, serving during the last days of the war. In retirement, Wells was a director of several companies. Aged 75, he died in 1973.".
- Henry_Wells_(general) alias "Wells, Lieutenant General Sir Henry".
- Henry_Wells_(general) award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Henry_Wells_(general) award Legion_of_Merit.
- Henry_Wells_(general) award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Henry_Wells_(general) award Order_of_the_Bath.
- Henry_Wells_(general) award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battle Battle_of_Greece.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battle Borneo_campaign_(1945).
- Henry_Wells_(general) battle First_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battle Korean_War.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battle Malayan_Emergency.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battle New_Guinea_campaign.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battle North_African_Campaign.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battle Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battle South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battle Syria%E2%80%93Lebanon_Campaign.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battle World_War_II.
- Henry_Wells_(general) birthDate "1898-03-22".
- Henry_Wells_(general) birthPlace Australia.
- Henry_Wells_(general) birthPlace Kyneton.
- Henry_Wells_(general) birthYear "1898".
- Henry_Wells_(general) deathDate "1973-10-20".
- Henry_Wells_(general) deathPlace Australia.
- Henry_Wells_(general) deathPlace Yarrawonga,_Victoria.
- Henry_Wells_(general) deathYear "1973".
- Henry_Wells_(general) militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- Henry_Wells_(general) militaryCommand "British Commonwealth Forces Korea".
- Henry_Wells_(general) militaryCommand "Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee".
- Henry_Wells_(general) militaryCommand "Chief of the General Staff".
- Henry_Wells_(general) militaryCommand "Royal Military College, Duntroon".
- Henry_Wells_(general) militaryCommand "Southern Command".
- Henry_Wells_(general) occupation Royal_Victoria_Regiment.
- Henry_Wells_(general) serviceEndYear "1959".
- Henry_Wells_(general) serviceStartYear "1916".
- Henry_Wells_(general) thumbnail Henry_Wells_120535.JPG?width=300.
- Henry_Wells_(general) wikiPageID "21869722".
- Henry_Wells_(general) wikiPageRevisionID "605908181".
- Henry_Wells_(general) after "Lieutenant General Rudolph Bierwirth".
- Henry_Wells_(general) after "Lieutenant General Sir Ragnar Garrett".
- Henry_Wells_(general) after "Vice Admiral Sir Roy Dowling".
- Henry_Wells_(general) alternativeNames "Wells, Lieutenant General Sir Henry".
- Henry_Wells_(general) awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Henry_Wells_(general) awards Legion_of_Merit.
- Henry_Wells_(general) awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Henry_Wells_(general) awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- Henry_Wells_(general) awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battles Battle_of_Greece.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battles Borneo_campaign_(1945).
- Henry_Wells_(general) battles First_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battles Korean_War.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battles New_Guinea_campaign.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battles North_African_Campaign.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battles Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battles South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battles Syria%E2%80%93Lebanon_Campaign.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battles World_War_II.
- Henry_Wells_(general) battles "Malayan Emergency".
- Henry_Wells_(general) before "Lieutenant General Sir Sydney Rowell".
- Henry_Wells_(general) before "Lieutenant General William Bridgeford".
- Henry_Wells_(general) before "New position".
- Henry_Wells_(general) birthDate "1898-03-22".
- Henry_Wells_(general) birthPlace Kyneton.
- Henry_Wells_(general) branch Australian_Army.
- Henry_Wells_(general) caption "Brigadier Henry Wells c. 1945".
- Henry_Wells_(general) commands British_Commonwealth_Forces_Korea.
- Henry_Wells_(general) commands Chief_of_Army_(Australia).
- Henry_Wells_(general) commands Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Australia).
- Henry_Wells_(general) commands Royal_Military_College,_Duntroon.
- Henry_Wells_(general) commands "Southern Command".
- Henry_Wells_(general) dateOfBirth "1898-03-22".
- Henry_Wells_(general) dateOfDeath "1973-10-20".
- Henry_Wells_(general) deathDate "1973-10-20".
- Henry_Wells_(general) deathPlace Yarrawonga,_Victoria.
- Henry_Wells_(general) hasPhotoCollection Henry_Wells_(general).
- Henry_Wells_(general) laterwork "Businessman".
- Henry_Wells_(general) laterwork "Honorary Colonel of the Royal Victoria Regiment".
- Henry_Wells_(general) name "Sir Henry Wells".
- Henry_Wells_(general) name "Wells, Henry".
- Henry_Wells_(general) nickname ""Bomba"".
- Henry_Wells_(general) placeOfBirth Australia.
- Henry_Wells_(general) placeOfBirth Kyneton.
- Henry_Wells_(general) placeOfDeath Australia.
- Henry_Wells_(general) placeOfDeath Yarrawonga,_Victoria.
- Henry_Wells_(general) rank Lieutenant_general_(Australia).
- Henry_Wells_(general) serviceyears "1916".
- Henry_Wells_(general) shortDescription "Australian general, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee , Chief of the General Staff".
- Henry_Wells_(general) title Chief_of_Army_(Australia).
- Henry_Wells_(general) title Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Australia).
- Henry_Wells_(general) title "C-in-C British Commonwealth Forces Korea".
- Henry_Wells_(general) years "1953".
- Henry_Wells_(general) years "1954".
- Henry_Wells_(general) years "1958".
- Henry_Wells_(general) description "Australian general, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (1958–1959), Chief of the General Staff (1954–1958)".
- Henry_Wells_(general) description "Australian general, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (1958–1959), Chief of the General Staff (1954–1958)".
- Henry_Wells_(general) subject Category:1898_births.
- Henry_Wells_(general) subject Category:1973_deaths.
- Henry_Wells_(general) subject Category:Australian_generals.
- Henry_Wells_(general) subject Category:Australian_knights.
- Henry_Wells_(general) subject Category:Australian_military_personnel_of_World_War_II.