Thomas Blamey was an Australian General in the First and Second World Wars. He was also the first and only Australian to become a Field Marshall. He was born on January 24th 1884 in Wagga Wagga NSW. During the first world war he participated in the landing at Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915 and served as a staff officer in the Gallipoli Campaign. Blamey later served on the Western front, where he distinguished himself in the planning of the battle of Pozieres.
That's not all of what he did, only a brief description. Check Wikipedia!
Thomas Blamey's birth name is Blamey, Thomas Albert.
Thomas Blamey died in 1951.
Thomas Blamey was born in 1884, in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
Marjorie Blamey was born in 1919.
Norman Blamey died in 2000.
Norman Blamey was born in 1914.
Thomas Blamey has: Played Himself - Signs Japanese Surrender for Australia in "The Clouded Dawn" in 1962. Played himself in "The World at War" in 1973. Played himself in "Enola Gay and the Atomic Bombing of Japan" in 1995. Played himself in "Xie rou chang cheng" in 1995. Played himself in "Gladiators of World War II" in 2002.
It is a Cornish word and it means 'water sprite' and so is a noun (so you can have a Blamey). Also a Cornish (Celtic) surname - the Irish version is Blaney. There are large communities of Blamey families in Australia (a famous WW2 general), also in Canada and some in Finland. Most Blamey families were resident in Cornwall until the end of the 19th century when migration increased.
Avril A. M. Blamey has written: 'An investigation of the actual and perceived use of performance-enhancing drugs in British national sprinting from 1960-1990' -- subject(s): Athletes, Drug use
You are supposed to receive the "gift of gab". It is called the Blarney Stone, it is part of Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland. The "gift of gab" is meant to make one quick witted or eloquent.
Australia puts famous or historically significant Australian identities on its banknotes, people who have contributed and made a difference. Apart from the reigning king or queen, all those people who have appeared on Australian banknotes to date are dead, which is one of the current criteria. A few names to consider might be Dr Fred Hollows, Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop, Peter Lalor, Sir Thomas Blamey, Bert Hinkler, Robert O'Hara Burke and Edward Eyre.
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