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Grand Officer of the Order of the Nile (Egypt) Croix de guerre (France) General Sir Henry George Chauvel, GCMG, KCB (16 April 1865 – 4 March 1945) was a senior officer of the Australian Imperial Force who fought at Gallipoli and during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of the First World War.
- 1884–1930, 1940–1945
27 de oct. de 2017 · General Henry George (Harry) Chauvel. Harry Chauvel was born in Tabulam, New South Wales, on 16 April 1865. He began his education at Sydney Grammar School before moving to Toowoomba in Queensland and attending Toowoomba Grammar.
- 1865-04-16
- 1945-03-04
- Australia: New South Wales, Tabulam
- Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Sir Henry George (Harry) Chauvel (1865-1945), soldier, was born on 16 April 1865 at Tabulam, New South Wales, second son of Charles Henry Edward Chauvel, grazier and cattle-breeder, and his wife Fanny Ada Mary, née James.
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31 de oct. de 2018 · 31 October 2018. 9 mins read. Portrait of Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel mounted on his horse by artist W.B. McInnes. He served in three wars over half a century, led the army during peacetime, and was the first Australian to attain the rank of general, but Sir Harry Chauvel never forgot that he was a Light Horseman.
Australia’s Greatest Wartime Soldier : General Sir Harry Chauvel, GCMG, KCB. November 1, 2019. | No Comments. by Neil Dearberg. Harry Chauvel is one of the, if not the , greatest military wartime leader in Australian history. He served in three wars and peacetime, yet his story has seldom been accurately told.
The first Australian corps commander. Chauvel was a professional soldier and rose to command the renowned Desert Mounted Corps during the First World War.
Harry Chauvel was compelled to resign from the New South Wales forces, but he was commissioned in the Queensland Mounted Infantry in 1890. He had been managing Canning Downs South for three years when in 1896 he obtained an appointment in the Queensland Permanent Military Forces as a captain and adjutant of the Moreton Regiment.
