Thomas Daly

Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Joseph Daly, (19 March 1913 – 5 January 2004) was a senior Australian Army officer, whose career culminated with his appointment as Chief of the General Staff (1966–1971). Early life Born in Ballarat, Victoria, on 19 March 1913, Daly originally planned to become a doctor; however, having failed to gain entry into the university course of his choice, he entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1930. Service history Daly graduated as top cadet and in 1934 and was commissioned into the 4th Light Horse Regiment. He went on to serve with the British Army on India's North-West Frontier in 1938. Second World War Daly was appointed adjutant of the 2/10th Battalion on being seconded to the Second Australian Imperial Force in 1939. He served in North Africa as Brigade Major of the 18th Brigade, fighting at Tobruk and in the Western Desert.