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{{Short description|Australian general (1881–1952)}} | |||
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|branch= [[Australian Army]] | |branch= [[Australian Army]] | ||
|serviceyears= 1898–1946 | |serviceyears= 1898–1946 | ||
|servicenumber= | |||
|rank= [[Lieutenant general (Australia)|Lieutenant General]] | |rank= [[Lieutenant general (Australia)|Lieutenant General]] | ||
|unit= | |unit= | ||
|commands= [[Volunteer Defence Corps (Australia)|Volunteer Defence Corps]], [[3rd Military District (Australia)|3rd Military District]] (1940–45)<br />Southern Command (1940)<br />[[4th Division (Australia)|4th Division]] (1937–40)<br />[[3rd Military District (Australia)|3rd Military District]] (1937–40)<br />[[1st Military District (Australia)|1st Military District]] (1935–37)<br />1st Mixed Brigade (1935–37)<br />[[6th Military District (Australia)|6th Military District]] (1933–35)<br />[[49th Battalion (Australia)|49th Battalion]] (1918)<br />[[52nd Battalion (Australia)|52nd Battalion]] (1917–18) | |commands= [[Volunteer Defence Corps (Australia)|Volunteer Defence Corps]], [[3rd Military District (Australia)|3rd Military District]] (1940–45)<br />Southern Command (1940)<br />[[4th Division (Australia)|4th Division]] (1937–40)<br />[[3rd Military District (Australia)|3rd Military District]] (1937–40)<br />[[1st Military District (Australia)|1st Military District]] (1935–37)<br />1st Mixed Brigade (1935–37)<br />[[6th Military District (Australia)|6th Military District]] (1933–35)<br />[[49th Battalion (Australia)|49th Battalion]] (1918)<br />[[52nd Battalion (Australia)|52nd Battalion]] (1917–18) | ||
|battles= [[Second Boer War]] | |battles= | ||
* [[Gallipoli | {{tree list}} | ||
** [[Landing at Anzac Cove]] | * [[Second Boer War]] | ||
* [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] | * [[First World War]] | ||
** [[Battle of Pozières]] | ** [[Gallipoli campaign]] | ||
** [[Battle of Passchendaele]] | *** [[Landing at Anzac Cove]] | ||
** [[Second Battle of Dernancourt]] | ** [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] | ||
** [[Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux]] | *** [[Battle of Pozières]] | ||
[[Second World War]] | *** [[Battle of Passchendaele]] | ||
|awards= [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]]<br />[[Distinguished Service Order]]<br />[[Mentioned in Despatches]] (3) | *** [[Second Battle of Dernancourt]] | ||
*** [[Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux]] | |||
* [[Second World War]] | |||
{{tree list/end}} | |||
|awards= [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29438|page=567|date=11 January 1916|supp=y}}</ref><br />[[Distinguished Service Order]]<br />[[Mentioned in Despatches]] (3) | |||
|relations= | |relations= | ||
|laterwork= | |laterwork= | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Lieutenant general (Australia)|Lieutenant General]] '''John Lawrence Whitham''', {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|CMG|DSO}} (7 October 1881 – 12 May 1952) was a senior officer in the [[Australian Army]] who held senior commands in the 1930s and early 1940s.<ref name="ADB">{{cite AuDB|first=Peter|last=Burness|title=Whitham, John Lawrence (1881–1952)|volume=12|year=1990|id2=whitham-john-lawrence-9084|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Chadwick|first=Justin|year=2017|title=Sword and Batton: Senior Australian Army Officers from Federation to 2001 Volume One: 1900 to 1939|place=Newport, New South Wales|publisher=Big Sky Publishing|isbn=978-1-925520-30-9|pages=619–624}}</ref> | [[Lieutenant general (Australia)|Lieutenant General]] '''John Lawrence Whitham''', {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|CMG|DSO}} (7 October 1881 – 12 May 1952) was a senior officer in the [[Australian Army]] who held senior commands in the 1930s and early 1940s.<ref name="ADB">{{cite AuDB|first=Peter|last=Burness|title=Whitham, John Lawrence (1881–1952)|volume=12|year=1990|id2=whitham-john-lawrence-9084|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Chadwick|first=Justin|year=2017|title=Sword and Batton: Senior Australian Army Officers from Federation to 2001 Volume One: 1900 to 1939|place=Newport, New South Wales|publisher=Big Sky Publishing|isbn=978-1-925520-30-9|pages=619–624}}</ref> | ||
He was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) during the [[World War I|First World War]] for his heroic actions during the [[Hundred Days Offensive]] in the final days of the war. The citation for the medal, appearing in ''[[The London Gazette]]'' in September 1918, reads: | |||
{{Quote|For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer commanded his battalion in a difficult night operation with great ability. Following an enemy advance, in which a village was lost, the battalion, which had already marched six miles, took part in a counter-attack. The ground was strange, and there was no time for reconnaissance, but the approach march and employment was carried out without a hitch, and the attack was a brilliant success. He moved about encouraging and directing his troops, and established his headquarters well forward in an open trench, from which, though under heavy fire, he was able to control his battalion.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30901|page=10876|date=13 September 1918|supp=y}}</ref>}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:46, 31 October 2024
John Whitham | |
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 Lieutenant Colonel John Whitham c. 1919 | |
| Born | 7 October 1881 Jamalpur, Bengal, India |
| Died | 12 May 1952 (aged 70) Concord, New South Wales, Australia |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/ | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1898–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Volunteer Defence Corps, 3rd Military District (1940–45) Southern Command (1940) 4th Division (1937–40) 3rd Military District (1937–40) 1st Military District (1935–37) 1st Mixed Brigade (1935–37) 6th Military District (1933–35) 49th Battalion (1918) 52nd Battalion (1917–18) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George[1] Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
Lieutenant General John Lawrence Whitham, CMG, DSO (7 October 1881 – 12 May 1952) was a senior officer in the Australian Army who held senior commands in the 1930s and early 1940s.[2][3]
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) during the First World War for his heroic actions during the Hundred Days Offensive in the final days of the war. The citation for the medal, appearing in The London Gazette in September 1918, reads:
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer commanded his battalion in a difficult night operation with great ability. Following an enemy advance, in which a village was lost, the battalion, which had already marched six miles, took part in a counter-attack. The ground was strange, and there was no time for reconnaissance, but the approach march and employment was carried out without a hitch, and the attack was a brilliant success. He moved about encouraging and directing his troops, and established his headquarters well forward in an open trench, from which, though under heavy fire, he was able to control his battalion.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "No. 29438". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 January 1916. p. 567.
- ↑ Template:Cite AuDB
- ↑ Chadwick, Justin (2017). Sword and Batton: Senior Australian Army Officers from Federation to 2001 Volume One: 1900 to 1939. Newport, New South Wales: Big Sky Publishing. pp. 619–624. ISBN 978-1-925520-30-9.
- ↑ "No. 30901". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 September 1918. p. 10876.