People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

11 July, 1871
Logan River, Queensland, Australia

Death

7 April, 1947 (aged 75)
New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• Scottish

Education

• Coorparoo State School (Qld)
• Brisbane Grammar School

Occupation

• army officer
• barrister
• colonial militia (Australia)

Military Service

• Boer War
• World War I
• World War II
• 2nd Battle of the Jordan, 1918
• Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16
• 5th Light Horse Regiment
• 3rd Light Horse Brigade
• 11th Infantry Brigade
• Volunteer Defence Corps

Awards

• Croix de Guerre (France)
• Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
• Companion of the Order of the Bath
• Distinguished Service Order

Key Organisations

• Cribb & Foote
• Samuel Allen and Sons Ltd
• AMP Society
• Civic Reform League (Brisbane)
• Legacy (Brisbane)