Ivan Dougherty
| Ivan Noel Dougherty | |
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Brigadier I. N. Dougherty NX148, Commander 21 infantry Brigade (2), With Major L. E. Walcott NX34843, Brigade Major (1), and Captain H. M. Hamilton VX20308, Staff Captain (3)
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| Nickname(s) | Doc |
| Born | 6 April 1907 Leadville, New South Wales |
| Died | 4 March 1998 (aged 90) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Allegiance |
 Australia
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| Service/branch |
Australian Army
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| Years of service | 1927–1957 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | NX148 |
| Commands held |
2nd Division 8th Brigade 21st Brigade 2/4th Infantry Battalion |
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| Awards |
Knight Bachelor Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Efficiency Decoration Mention in Despatches (3) |
| Other work | Director of the New South Wales State Emergency Service Deputy Chancellor of the University of Sydney |
Major General Sir Ivan Noel Dougherty CBE, DSO & Bar, ED (6 April 1907 – 4 March 1998) was an Australian Army officer during World War II.
Ivan Noel Dougherty was born on 6 April 1907 in Leadville, New South Wales, a small town between Dunedoo and Coolah, New South Wales, the son of Isabella Dougherty and a father he never knew. He was educated at Mudgee High School and Sydney Teachers College. In 1928 he became a teacher at Marrickville Junior Technical School (now Marrickville Public School). While teaching by day he completed a four-year Bachelor of Economics degree at the University of Sydney. He transferred to Tingha Public School in 1931 and then to Armidale West Public School.
In 1926, while still at Sydney Teachers' College, Dougherty joined the Sydney University Regiment, in which he was commissioned as a lieutenant on 27 July 1927. He was promoted to captain on 11 September 1931 but was moved to the unattached list in 1932 following his posting to Tingha. His posting to Armidale allowed him to resume his part-time military career, and he joined the 33rd/41st Infantry Battalion on 20 December 1934, and then the 33rd Infantry Battalion when it resumed its separate existence on 1 October 1936. He was promoted to major on 14 February 1938, assumed command of the 33rd Infantry battalion on 1 December 1938, and was promoted lieutenant colonel on 28 August 1939.
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