Thread: General Sir Henry (Harry) Chauvel

A great read on how the He fought not only the Turks but the British who would not obey his orders.

http://www.eurekacouncil.com.au/Aust...ge_chauvel.htm

General Sir Harry Chauvel GCMG, KCB (16 April 1865 – 4 March 1945) was a senior officer of the Australian Imperial Force who fought at Gallipoli and in the Middle Eastern theatre during the First World War. 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.

Command was divided between Chauvel and Lawrence. The British infantry commanders would not take orders from Chauvel, and Lawrence was too far away to control the battle, especially once the telephone lines were cut. Murray, in Ismailia, was even further back. Their dispositions were faulty, with the British infantry divisions located unable to support the mounted troops, and the mounted troops parcelled out so that only two brigades remained under Chauvel's command.

Originally Posted by Cobber

Good one Spidge a nice biography post on a great soldier and man.
His son in law was captured at Singapore does anyone know if he returned to Australia after war or perished during captivity

He did a lot more than survive and Chauvels daughter was a prolific writer skier etc.....................

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Walter_Mitchell

You will now say - I remember those books!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elyne_Mitchell

Cheers

Geoff