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Edwin Tivey

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Edwin Tivey
Born(1866-09-19)19 September 1866
Inglewood, Victoria
Died19 May 1947(1947-05-19) (aged 80)
Toorak, Victoria
Buried
AllegianceColony of Victoria
Australia
Service / branchVictorian Military Forces
Citizens Military Force
Years of service1889–1928
RankMajor General
Commands2nd Cavalry Division (1921–26)
5th Infantry Division (1918–19)
8th Infantry Brigade (1915–18)
5th Light Horse Brigade (1915)
3rd Light Horse Brigade (1911–14)
Battles / wars
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath[1]
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George[2]
Distinguished Service Order
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
Mentioned in despatches (7)

Major General Edwin Tivey, CB, CMG, DSO, VD (19 September 1866 – 19 May 1947) was an Australian stockbroker and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 30111". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1917. p. 5454.
  2. ^ "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 5.
  3. ^ Thompson, Roger C. (1990). "Tivey, Edwin (1866–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 9 May 2018.