Named afterThomas Albert Blamey (1884-1951) teacher Fremantle Boys' School 1903. Blamey became a soldier in 1906 and rose to the rank of Brigadier General. In 1925 he became the Victorian Commisioner of Police. WWII Commanding Officer then Commander in Chief under General McArthur. Promoted to Field Marshall in 1950, knighted in 1935.
