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Sturdee, Vernon Ashton Hobart

Date of birth:
April 16th, 1890 (Frankston/Victoria, Australia)
Date of death:
May 25th, 1966 (Heidelberg/Victoria, Australia)
Service number:
NX35000
Nationality:
Australian

Biography

Was an Australian Army commander who served two terms as Chief of the General Staff.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Major
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1917
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Major
Awarded on:
January 4th, 1917
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
December 31st, 1918
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1919
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1939
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-General
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1943
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-General
Awarded on:
March 6th, 1947
Mentioned in Dispatches
Rank:
Lieutenant-general
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1951
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

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