Editing Field marshal (section)

===Australia===
{{Main|Field marshal (Australia)}}

The first appointment to the rank was [[William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood|Sir William Birdwood]], who received the honour in March 1925. [[Thomas Blamey|Sir Thomas Blamey]] was the second appointment to the rank, and was the first and so far only Australian-born and [[Australian Army]] substantive (not honorary) field marshal. He was promoted to the rank on the insistence of [[Sir Robert Menzies]], the [[Prime Minister of Australia]], in June 1950. His field marshal's [[Baton (symbol)|baton]] is on display in the [[Second World War]] galleries at the [[Australian War Memorial]] in [[Canberra]]. The third appointment was [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], who was promoted to the rank on 1 April 1954. The fourth and latest appointment was to [[Charles III|King Charles III]] in October 2024.