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Frederick Oliver Chilton

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Brigadier Sir Frederick Oliver Chilton, (23 July 1905 – 1 October 2007) was a senior officer in the Australian Army and a public servant. [1]

38 relations: Australian Army, Australian Army Reserve, Australian Secret Intelligence Service, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Battle of Bardia, Battle of Greece, Battle of Milne Bay, Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, Borneo, Borneo campaign (1945), Brigadier, Buna, Papua New Guinea, Canberra, Casey, Australian Capital Territory, Departmental secretary, Distinguished Service Order, George Wootten, Knight Bachelor, Markham and Ramu Valley – Finisterre Range campaign, Medal bar, Mentioned in dispatches, New Guinea campaign, North Sydney Boys High School, Operation Compass, Order of the British Empire, Repatriation Department (1917–74), Richard Kingsland, Second Australian Imperial Force, Sydney, Sydney University Regiment, Trinity Beach, Queensland, University of Sydney, Western Desert Campaign, Woollahra, New South Wales, World War II, 18th Brigade (Australia), 2/2nd Battalion (Australia), 6th Division (Australia).

Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force.

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Australian Army Reserve

The Australian Army Reserve is a collective name given to the reserve units of the Australian Army.

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Australian Secret Intelligence Service

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) is Australia's foreign intelligence agency.

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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is Australia's national security agency responsible for the protection of the country and its citizens from espionage, sabotage, acts of foreign interference, politically motivated violence, attacks on the Australian defence system, and terrorism.

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Battle of Bardia

The Battle of Bardia was fought over three days between 3 and 5 January 1941, as part of Operation Compass, the first military operation of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War.

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Battle of Greece

The Battle of Greece (also known as Operation Marita, Unternehmen Marita) is the common name for the invasion of Allied Greece by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany in April 1941 during World War II.

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Battle of Milne Bay

The Battle of Milne Bay (25 August – 7 September 1942), also known as Operation RE or the Battle of Rabi (ラビの戦い) by the Japanese, was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II.

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Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg

Lieutenant General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963) was a British-born soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who served as the 7th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1946 to 1952.

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Borneo

Borneo (Pulau Borneo) is the third largest island in the world and the largest in Asia.

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Borneo campaign (1945)

The Borneo campaign of 1945 was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area during World War II.

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Brigadier

Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country.

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Buna, Papua New Guinea

Buna is a village in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia.

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Casey, Australian Capital Territory

Casey is a suburb in Canberra, Australia, approximately 4 km from the Gungahlin Town Centre and about 13 km from the centre of Canberra.

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Departmental secretary

In the administration of government in Australia, a departmental secretary (or just Secretary) is the most senior public servant of a Commonwealth or state government department, charged with leading the department on a day-to-day basis.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.

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George Wootten

Major General Sir George Frederick Wootten, (1 May 1893 – 31 March 1970) was a senior Australian Army officer, public servant, right wing political activist and solicitor.

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Knight Bachelor

The dignity of Knight Bachelor is the most basic and lowest rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system.

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Markham and Ramu Valley – Finisterre Range campaign

The Markham and Ramu Valley – Finisterre Range campaign, was a series of actions in the New Guinea campaign of World War II.

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Medal bar

A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal.

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Mentioned in dispatches

A member of the armed forces mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which his or her gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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New Guinea campaign

The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945.

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North Sydney Boys High School

North Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective, public high school for boys, located at Crows Nest in Sydney, Australia.

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Operation Compass

Operation Compass was the first large Allied military operation of the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) during the Second World War.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Repatriation Department (1917–74)

The Repatriation Department was an Australian government department that provided support for disabled military veterans and widows of military personnel, as well as their dependents.

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Richard Kingsland

Sir Richard Kingsland, (19 October 1916 – 27 August 2012) was an Australian RAAF pilot known for being the youngest Australian group captain at age 29.

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Second Australian Imperial Force

The Second Australian Imperial Force (Second, or 2nd, AIF) was the name given to the volunteer personnel of the Australian Army in World War II.

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Sydney

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Sydney University Regiment

Sydney University Regiment (SUR) is an officer-training regiment of the Australian Army Reserve.

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Trinity Beach, Queensland

Trinity Beach is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

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University of Sydney

The University of Sydney (informally, USyd or USYD) is an Australian public research university in Sydney, Australia.

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Western Desert Campaign

The Western Desert Campaign (Desert War), took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African Campaign during the Second World War.

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Woollahra, New South Wales

Woollahra is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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18th Brigade (Australia)

The 18th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Australian Army.

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2/2nd Battalion (Australia)

The 2/2nd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army raised for service as part of the all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force during World War II.

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6th Division (Australia)

The 6th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Oliver_Chilton

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