Lieutenant General Leslie Morshead
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Lieutenant General Leslie Morshead was a distinguished Australian Army officer best known for his leadership of Australian forces in key campaigns of the Second World War, including the defense of Tobruk and operations in the Middle East and Pacific.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant General Leslie Morshead canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
NERFINISHED
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Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Efficiency Decoration NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Military Cross ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
9th Division (Australia)
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Australian forces at Tobruk garrison ⓘ II Corps (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Teachers College Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Australian of English descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Morshead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Leslie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartIn |
New Guinea campaign
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Second Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Tobruk NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria–Lebanon campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Australian Imperial Force in the First World War
NERFINISHED
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Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Australian forces in North Africa
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leadership of Australian forces in the Pacific ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Middle East campaigns in the Second World War
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Pacific campaigns in the Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ defence of Tobruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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soldier ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of Australian forces at Tobruk
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commander of the 9th Australian Division ⓘ senior commander in the Second Australian Imperial Force ⓘ |
| residence | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Australian Imperial Force officer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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