BRIGADIER GENERAL HENRY B. CLAGETT
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WW2

visits since 3 August 2004

Major General George H. Brett was made the Commander of U.S. Forces in Australia when he arrived in Australia on 1 January 1942. Brett placed Brigadier General Henry B. Clagett in charge of the port at Townsville in north Queensland.

Where did General Clagett live while he was in Townsville? The US Army commandeered a number of houses in Townsville during WW2. One of these was "Duncragen", a lowset house at 4 Cleveland Terrace, Melton Hill. It was used as a private residence for at least one US General. Did General Clagett live here at all? Being so early in the war in Townsville it's probably more likely that he stayed at a Hotel.

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This page first produced 3 August 2004

This page last updated 15 October 2006