MacKay, Iven Giffard

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Opening batsman for uni cricket team,won Blues for rugby union & rowing

Book of Remembrance entry

M.G., D.S.O. and Bar, V.D., C. de G., B.A., Lecturer in Physics : Brigadier-General (Colonel), 1st Infantry Brigade, A.I.F., Egypt, Gallipoli and France. Enlisting 27th August, 1914, served as captain and adjutant 4th Battn. till 4th October, when injured and evacuated to hospital. Sailing 22nd December as O.C. 1st Reinforcements 13th Battn., rejoined 4th in Egypt 28th February, 1915, and went with it to Anzac, being wounded at Lone Pine 7th August. Crossing to France in March, 1916, remained with battn. till 1st March, 1918, when placed in command of 1st Machine Gun Battn. and on 6th June appointed to command 1st Australian Infantry Brigade, retaining command until 4th April, 1920, after return to Australia. Promoted major, 14th July, 1915; lieutenant-colonel, 18th April, 1916; colonel (temporary brigadier-general), 6th June, 1918. Made a C.M.G. in 1918, awarded D.S.O. in January, 1917, and Bar* in June and Mentioned in Despatches twice. Faculty Secretary and Student Adviser 1925-32. President, The Union. A.M.F. : Major-General, Commander, 2nd Division, N.S.W. Early education at Grafton Public School and Newington College. Later at St. Andrew's; and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. While acting as Brigadier his prompt action and extreme resolution in repelling an enemy counter attack showed leadership of a very high order.

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1882

Birth in Grafton -- NSW, Australia 7 April 1882
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Early education at Grafton Public School, Grafton, NSW, Australia
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Tertiary education at University of Cambridge, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
1897

Early education at Newington College, Stanmore, NSW, Australia 1897
1904

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1904
1911

HERRING, EDMUND FRANCIS
1914

Enlisted 27 Aug 1914
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Military service as Brigadier-General (Colonel) at Egypt --, Egypt ; Gallipoli --, Turkey ; France --, France
1915

Military service at Gallipoli --, Turkey 25 April 1915
1915

Wounded 1 Aug 1915 at Lone Pine : Gallipoli [ Turkey ]
1916

Military service at Egypt --, Egypt 1 February 1916
1916

Military service at France --, France 1 March 1916
1917

Military award: D.S.O. on 1917-01-01
1917

Military award: Bar on 1917-06-30
1918

Military award: C.M.G. on 1918
1920

Returned to Australia 1920
1922

Student Advisor at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia 1922
1925

Faculty Secretary at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia 1925
1933

Principal at Cranbrook School -- Sydney, NSW, Australia 1933
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Military award: V.D. on
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Military award: C.de G. on
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Army Officer
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Lecturer in Physics at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia
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Diplomat at India --, India
1966

Death in East Lindfield -- NSW, Australia 30 September 1966

Gender

Male

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