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Though General Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck will probably remain Commander in Chief of both, Cairo did not say who would lead the separate armies. Best guess: veteran General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson would take over the Western Desert Army, Australia's General Sir Thomas Albert Blarney the Syrian...
Again Thermopylae. Last week the British acknowledged the spectacular fighting which had been done by Australians and New Zealanders in Greece by appointing as second in command in the entire Middle East the Australian commander, Lieut. General Sir Thomas Blarney. On the day of this honor, Sir Thomas' men were in a tight spot. They had carried out a magnificent withdrawal across the plains of Thessaly...
...Blarney's Mob. Like most Australians, Tom Blarney is a weatherbeaten, hearty fellow. He was born on a farm at Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. He did the outdoor things -hunting, shooting, riding, hockey, soccer, rugby, lacrosse-until he was all gristle. He joined the Army, fought Turkey, emerged as Chief of Staff of the A.I.F., then retired to versatile successes, as a police commissioner, businessman, radio commentator. One month before World War II broke out he bought a little seaside home, got married and prepared to go off into the wilds for a honeymoon. He never went. He was called...
Australians call the second A.I.F. "Blarney's Mob." Tom Blarney says he doesn't mind; he's "proud to be associated with such a mob." As the mob marched through the streets of Athens last week, the Athenians stood by cheering and throwing flowers and weeping. The General and his men could have asked no deeper tribute...
...Fadden did what they could to simmer the crisis down. Mr. Menzies dictated and Mr. Fadden seconded a put-up-or-shut-up appeal to the Laborites to join up in the National Government. Then the Prime Minister saw to it that Australian Lieut. General Sir Thomas Albert Blarney was quickly upped to second-in-command in the Middle East under General Sir Archibald Wavell...