John Gellibrand
| Sir John Gellibrand | |
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Major General Sir John Gellibrand
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| Born |
5 December 1872 Leintwarden, Tasmania |
| Died | 3 June 1945 (aged 72) Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom Australia |
| Service/branch |
British Army (1892–12) Australian Army (1914–22) |
| Years of service | 1892–1912 1914–1922 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
3rd Division (1918–22) 12th Brigade (1917–18) 6th Brigade (1916–17) 12th Battalion (1915–16) |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order and Bar Mentioned in Despatches (7) Distinguished Service Medal (United States) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) |
| Relations | Joseph Gellibrand (grandfather) |
| Other work | Chief Commissioner of the Victoria Police Member of the Australian House of Representatives |
Second Boer War
First World War
Major General Sir John Gellibrand, KCB, DSO & Bar (5 December 1872 – 3 June 1945) was a senior Australian Army officer in the First World War, Chief Commissioner of the Victoria Police from 1920 to 1922, and a member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Tasmanian Division of Denison for the Nationalist Party from 1925 to 1928.
The scion of a prominent Tasmanian family, Gellibrand graduated top of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) in October 1893. He served in the South African War, participating in the Relief of Ladysmith. In May 1900 he was promoted to captain in the Manchester Regiment, and served on St Helena where its primary task was guarding Boer prisoners of war. He graduated from the Staff College, Camberley, in December 1907, and served on the staff of the garrison commander in Ceylon. Frustrated at the poor prospects for promotion, he resigned his British Army commission in April 1912 and returned to Tasmania to grow apples.
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