Leslie Morshead

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Leslie Morshead was an Australian general best known for commanding the defending forces during the World War II Siege of Tobruk.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army officer
general
human
allegiance Australia
awardReceived Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath
surface form: Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Australia
employer General Electric
surface form: Australian General Electric

Orient Line
Daily Mail
surface form: The Daily Mail (Egypt)
familyName Morshead
fieldOfWork infantry warfare
military strategy
givenName Leslie
hasPart nickname "Ming the Merciless"
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch Australian Army
militaryRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
surface form: Lieutenant General
notableFor commanding the defence of Tobruk in 1941
leadership of the 9th Australian Division in North Africa
senior command roles in the South West Pacific Area during World War II
notableWork Siege of Tobruk
surface form: defence of Tobruk
occupation businessman
schoolteacher
soldier
participatedIn Battle of Gallipoli
surface form: First World War Gallipoli campaign

New Guinea campaign
North African campaign
Siege of Tobruk
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
surface form: Syrian campaign (1941)
positionHeld commander of I Corps (Australian Army)
commander of II Corps (Australian Army)
commander of the 9th Australian Division
commander of the defending forces at the Siege of Tobruk
residence New South Wales
Sydney
sexOrGender male

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Siege of Tobruk alliedCommander Leslie Morshead
Borneo campaign (1945) commandedBy Leslie Morshead
Australian 9th Division commander Leslie Morshead