Samuel Pethebridge
Brigadier General Sir Samuel Pethebridge KCMG | |
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Secretary of the Department of Defence | |
In office 1910–1918 | |
Preceded by | Sir Muirhead Collins |
Succeeded by | Thomas Trumble |
Personal details | |
Born |
Spring Hill, Queensland | 3 August 1862
Died |
26 January 1918 55) Melbourne, Victoria | (aged
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Public servant |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
Queensland Australia |
Service/branch |
Queensland Marine Defence Force Australian Army |
Years of service |
1893–1903 1914–1918 |
Rank |
Commander (Navy) Brigadier General (Army) |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Brigadier General Sir Samuel Augustus Pethebridge KCMG (3 August 1862 – 26 January 1918) was senior Australian public servant, serving as the Secretary of the Department of Defence in the period 1910–1918. He was acting Secretary for Sir Muirhead Collins (1906–1910). He was also a military administrator, and an army officer.[1]
Pethebridge died, in office and holding rank as brigadier general, in 1918 aged fifty-five, and was buried at Box Hill Cemetery, Melbourne.[2]
References
- ↑ Mawer, Granville Allen (1988), "Pethebridge, Sir Samuel Augustus (1862–1918)", Australian Dictionary of Biography (Australian National University), archived from the original on 15 May 2013
- ↑ Casualty details: Pethebridge, Sir Samuel Augustus, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, archived from the original on 22 February 2014
External links
- Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
- Studio portrait, Australian War Memorial
- First World War Embarkation Roll, Australian War Memorial
- KCMG, Australian War Memorial
- KCMG, It's an Honour
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir Muirhead Collins |
Secretary of the Department of Defence 1910–1918 |
Succeeded by Thomas Trumble |
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