Kenneth Eather

Kenneth William Eather
Major General K. W. Eather
Nickname(s)	"Ken" "28 days" "February" "Phar Lap"
Born	(1901-07-06)6 July 1901 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	9 May 1993(1993-05-09) (aged 91) Mosman, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1923–1946
Rank	Major General
Service number	NX3
Commands held	11th Division (1945–46) 25th Infantry Brigade (1941–45) 16th Infantry Brigade (1941) 2/1st Infantry Battalion (1939–41) 3rd Infantry Battalion (1937–38) 56th Infantry Battalion (1935–37)
Battles/wars	Second World War Operation Compass Kokoda Track campaign Battle of Buna-Gona Landing at Nadzab Finisterre Range campaign Battle of Balikpapan New Britain campaign
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (2) Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
Other work	State President, New South Wales Primary Producers Association Director, Water Research Foundation of Australia

Major General Kenneth William Eather, CB, CBE, DSO, ED (6 July 1901 – 9 May 1993) was a senior Australian Army officer who served during the Second World War. Eather led a battalion in the Battle of Bardia, a brigade on the Kokoda Track campaign and a division in the New Britain campaign. He was the last Australian officer to be promoted to the rank of major general during the Second World War, and when he died in 1993 he was Australia's last surviving general of that war.