 Blamey is honoured in Australia in various ways , including a square named after him which is situated outside the Russell Offices headquarters of the Australian Defence Force and Department of Defence in the national capital , Canberra . A statue of Blamey stands in Kings Domain , Melbourne , on the corner of Government House Drive and Birdwood Avenue , opposite that of John Monash . It was sculptured from granite and bronze by Raymond B. Ewers and presented to the city in February 1960 . Controversially , Blamey is mounted on a jeep instead of the traditional horse . Blamey Barracks at Kapooka , where the Army Recruit Training Centre is located , is also named in his honour , as is Blamey Street and Blamey Park in North Ryde , New South Wales . His papers are held in the Australian War Memorial , where his field marshal 's baton is on display . 
