John Whitelaw (general, born 1921), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian general (1921–2010)
Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1921
Place of Birth: Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 18-Jun-2010
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About John Whitelaw (general, born 1921)
- Note that his father was also Major General John WhitelawMajor General John Whitelaw, (11 June 1921 – 18 June 2010) was a career officer in the Australian Army who rose to the position of Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1977–78).
- Joining the army in mid-1939, as a part-time soldier in the Royal Australian Artillery, Whitelaw was later commissioned and served in the Second Australian Imperial Force during the Second World War, seeing action in New Guinea and Bougainville.
- After the war, he briefly returned to a career as a clerk, before taking up a Regular Army commission in the post war years, which saw him rise to the rank of major general.
- In retirement he was active on many councils and committees.
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