Harry Chauvel

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Harry Chauvel was an Australian general in the First World War, best known as a senior commander of the Australian Light Horse and the first Australian to attain the rank of lieutenant general.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army officer
human
allegiance Australia NERFINISHED
British Empire
awardReceived Distinguished Service Order
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED
Mentioned in dispatches
battle Battle of Beersheba NERFINISHED
Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED
Sinai and Palestine campaign NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy Chauvel House at the Royal Military College, Duntroon NERFINISHED
statue in King George Square, Brisbane
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

Second Boer War
countryOfCitizenship Australia
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1865-04-16
dateOfDeath 1945-03-04
education Brisbane Grammar School NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Anglo-Australian
familyName Chauvel NERFINISHED
father Charles Chauvel NERFINISHED
fullName Sir Henry George Chauvel NERFINISHED
givenName Harry NERFINISHED
hasPartIn development of Australian mounted troops doctrine
honorificPrefix Sir
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch Australian Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank general
lieutenant general
mother Susan Barnes NERFINISHED
notableFor being the first Australian to attain the rank of lieutenant general
command of the Australian Light Horse
placeOfBirth Tabulam, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial St Jude's Church, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chief of the General Staff (Australia) NERFINISHED
Inspector General of the Australian Military Forces NERFINISHED
commander of the Desert Mounted Corps
religion Anglicanism
serviceEnd 1929
serviceNumber Australian Imperial Force officer
serviceStart 1886
spouse Sybil Hutton NERFINISHED

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Battle of Beersheba (1917) commander Harry Chauvel
Battle of Romani commander Harry Chauvel
Battle of Magdhaba commander Harry Chauvel
Desert Mounted Corps commander Harry Chauvel
Battle of Rafa commander Harry Chauvel