Albert Fewtrell
Albert Fewtrell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 March 1885 Chester, England[1] |
| Died | 16 October 1950 (aged 65) Sydney, Australia |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1909–1943 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | New South Wales Lines of Communication Area (1942–43) 1st Division (1940–41) 9th Infantry Brigade (1931–38) Royal Engineers, 2nd Division (1926–31) 1st Field Artillery Brigade (1921–26) 7th Field Company (1919) Anzac Light Railway Unit (1916–17) 4th Pioneer Battalion (1916) Australian Mining Corps (1916) 5th Field Company (1914–15) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath[2] Distinguished Service Order[3] Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
Major General Albert Cecil Fewtrell, CB, DSO, VD (12 March 1885 – 16 October 1950) was an Australian railway engineer and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fewtrell, Albert Cecil". World War II Nominal Roll. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "No. 34469". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1937. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1916. p. 19.
- ^ "Obituary: Major General Albert Cecil Fewtrell, 1885–1950". Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 35 (4): 346–347. February 1951. doi:10.1680/IJOTI.1951.12765.
Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1950 deaths
- Military personnel from Chester
- Australian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Australian Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Australian generals
- Australian military personnel of World War I
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
- Australian railway mechanical engineers
- British emigrants to colonial Australia