Frederick Shedden

Sir Frederick Geoffrey Shedden KCMG, OBE (8 August 1893 – 8 July 1971) was an Australian public servant who served as Secretary of the Department of Defence from 1937 to 1956.[1]

Sir Frederick Shedden

KCMG, OBE
Secretary of the Department of Defence (II)
In office
17 November 1937 – 13 November 1939
Preceded byMalcolm Shepherd
Succeeded byDepartment abolished
Secretary of the Department of Defence Co-ordination
In office
13 November 1939 – 14 April 1942
Preceded byDepartment established
Succeeded byDepartment abolished
Secretary of the Department of Home Security
In office
1 July 1941 – December 1941
Preceded byDepartment established
Succeeded byAlexander Welch
Secretary of the Department of Defence (III)
In office
14 April 1942 – 28 October 1956
Preceded byDepartment established
Succeeded bySir Ted Hicks
Personal details
Born8 August 1893
Kyneton, Victoria
Died7 July 1971(1971-07-07) (aged 77)
East Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Spouse(s)Anne Cardno Edward
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationPublic servant

Shedden was the subject of a biography, Defence Supremo written by David Horner and published by Allen & Unwin in 2000.[2]

Background and early life

Frederick Shedden was born 8 August 1893 in Kyneton, Victoria.[3]

Career

Shedden was Secretary to the Australian Government Department responsible for defence between 1937 and 1956:

Awards and honours

In the King's Birthday Honours of June 1933, Shedden was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).[8] He was also appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the New Year's Day Honours of 1941,[9] and knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the King's Birthday Honours of June 1943.[10]

In 2009, a street in the Canberra suburb of Casey was named Shedden Street in Frederick Shedden's honour.[11]

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References
  1. Horner, David (2002). "Shedden, Sir Frederick Geoffrey (1893 – 1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. MUP. 16. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
  2. Defence Supremo, Allen & Unwin
  3. CP 320: Sir Frederick Geoffrey SHEDDEN KCMG, OBE, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 8 February 2014
  4. CA 19: Department of Defence [II] (Central Administration), National Archives of Australia, retrieved 8 February 2014
  5. CA 37: Department of Defence Co-ordination, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 8 February 2014
  6. CA 43: Department of Home Security, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 5 February 2014
  7. CA 46: Department of Defence [III], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 8 February 2014
  8. It's an Honour: OBE, Australian Government
  9. It's an Honour: CMG, Australian Government
  10. It's an Honour: KCMG, Australian Government
  11. Shedden Street, ACT Government Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate, archived from the original on 27 February 2014
Government offices
Preceded by
Malcolm Shepherd		 Secretary of the Department of Defence (II)
1937–1939		 Department abolished
New title
Department established
 Secretary of the Department of Defence Co-ordination
1939–1942
Acting Secretary of the Department of Home Security
1941		 Succeeded by
Alexander Welch
Secretary of the Department of Defence (III)
1942–1956		 Succeeded by
Sir Ted Hicks
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