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  General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander in Chief, Allied Land Forces, SWPA
General Sir Thomas Blamey was Commander in Chief of the Allied Land Forces in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA).
General Sir Thomas Blamey with Lieutenant General Robert L. Eichelberger, leader of the U.S. ground troops in New Guinea, standing in front of a captured Japanese pillbox during the fight for Papua.
General Blamey's main Advanced Land Headquarters for Allied Land Forces was later located at the University of Queensland at St. Lucia in Brisbane from 1 August 1942 to 31 December 1944.
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