Harry Chauvel
(1865-1945)
Australian army officer
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General Sir Henry George Chauvel, (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 World War I. He was the first Australian to attain the rank of lieutenant general and later general, and the first to lead a corps. As commander of the Desert Mounted Corps, he was responsible for one of the most decisive victories and fastest pursuits in military history.
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16 April 1865 Tabulam, New South Wales, Australia
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4 March 1945 (aged 79) Melbourne, Australia
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