World War On 3 April 1917, Dodds was appointed to the AIF as a full colonel. He arrived in England on 17 May 1917, to become Deputy Adjutant General of the AIF. By this time there was over 120,000 Australian soldiers in France and the job was a formidable one. On 1 October 1918, Dodds became Commandant of the AIF Administrative Headquarters in London. For his services he was twice mentioned in despatches and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1918 King's Birthday Honours. Later career Dodds returned to Australia in May 1919 and resumed his duties at Army Headquarters as a colonel. He was deputy director of the royal visit of the Prince of Wales in 1920, for which he was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO). He was military secretary at Army Headquarters from 1920 to 1922 and Adjutant General from 1922 to 1924. In January 1925, the Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel sent him to London as Australian Representative at the War Office. On his return in 1927, he became Commandant of the 2nd Military District (New South Wales) and commander of the 1st Division. In 1929 Dodds once again became Adjutant General, with the task of dismantling the Universal Service Scheme that he had once built and creating a new volunteer militia. Dodds was promoted to major general in 1930 and retired in 1934, by which time the volunteer army was a reality. Dodds held the post of honorary Federal Treasurer of the Returned and Services League from 1931 to 1941. He was elected to the Hawthorn City Council in 1935. On 15 October 1943, Dodds died of a sudden heart attack. He was accorded full military honours at his funeral. Dodds was a member of Victorian Naval and Military Lodge No 49 which held its meetings at 25 Collins street, Melbourne. References External links Thomas Henry Dodds Biography 1873 births 1943 deaths Military personnel from County Durham Australian generals Australian military personnel of the Second Boer War Australian military personnel of World War I Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George People from Gateshead English emigrants to Australia