 On 1 June 1918 , Lieutenant General John Monash succeeded Birdwood as commander of the Australian Corps , and Blamey was promoted to the rank of brigadier general to replace White as the corps Brigadier General General Staff ( BGGS ) . He played a significant role in the success of the Australian Corps in the final months of the war . He remained interested in technological innovation . He was impressed by the capabilities of the new models of tanks. and pressed for their use in the Battle of Hamel , where they played an important part in the success of the battle . Monash acknowledged Blamey 's role in the Australian Corps ' success in the Battle of Amiens in August and the Battle of the Hindenburg Line in September . The Major General General Staff ( MGGS ) of the British Fourth Army , of which the Australian Corps was a part during these battles , Major General Archibald Montgomery @-@ Massingberd , was a former instructor of Blamey 's at Quetta . He declared himself " full of admiration for the staff work of the Australian Corps . " Monash later wrote : 
