Samuel Pethebridge
Appearance
Brigadier General Sir Samuel Pethebridge | |
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![]() Pethebridge, military administrator of German New Guinea | |
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 Melbourne, Victoria | (aged 55)
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Public servant |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Queensland Australia |
Branch/service | 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
[edit]- ^ 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: Samuel Pethebridge". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- 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
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- Australian military personnel killed in World War I
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