Edward Milford
| Edward James Milford | |
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Brigadier Milford (left) and Major General Lavarack, commander of the 7th Division, on a troopship traveling to the Middle East, October 1940.
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| Born |
10 December 1894 Prahran, Victoria |
| Died | 10 June 1972 (aged 77) Macleod, Victoria |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1948 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | VX12014 |
| Commands held |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1946) 7th Division (1944–46) 5th Division (1942–43) 11th Battery, 4th Field Artillery Brigade (1918) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
First World War
Second World War
Major General Edward James Milford CB, CBE, DSO (10 December 1894 – 10 June 1972) was an Australian Army officer who fought in the First and the Second World Wars.
Born in Melbourne, Milford graduated from the Royal Military College in 1915. Commissioned as a lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force, he served with the Field Artillery of the 2nd Division for most of the First World War. Remaining in the military for the interwar period, he held a number of postings in ordnance and artillery in Australia and England. During the early years of the Second World War, he served as master-general of the ordnance. He later commanded the 5th and 7th Divisions during the New Guinea and Borneo campaigns. He accepted the surrender of Japanese forces in Dutch Borneo on 8 September 1945. He retired from the army in 1948, due to an illness which was later found to be a misdiagnosis, and died in 1972 at the age of 77.
Milford was born to immigrants from England on 10 December 1894 in Melbourne. He attended Wesley College and then in 1913, encouraged by his headmaster, entered the Royal Military College at Duntroon.
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