Giles Chippindall

Sir Giles Tatlock Chippindall CBE (21 May 1893 – 20 December 1969) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping between 1945 and 1946 and Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department between 1949 and 1958.

Sir Giles Chippindall

CBE
Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping
In office
11 April 1945 – 5 September 1946
Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
In office
15 March 1949 – 20 May 1958
Personal details
Born
Giles Tatlock Chippindall

(1893-05-21)21 May 1893
Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Died20 December 1969(1969-12-20) (aged 76)
East Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Spouse(s)Grace Elizabeth Bayley
(m. 1918–1969; his death)
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationPublic servant

Life and career

Giles Chippindall was born in Carlton, Melbourne on 21 May 1893.[1] He was educated at state schools in Victoria and the Prahran Business College.[2]

Chippindall joined the Australian Public Service in 1908 as a telegraph messenger in the Postmaster-General's Department.[1]

During World War II, he served in a multitude of roles to progress the war-effort,[2] including as Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping between 1945 and 1946.[3]

He was appointed Director-General of the Postmaster General's Department in 1949, serving in the role until his retirement in May 1958.[4]

Awards and honours

Chippindall was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1950 while Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs in Western Australia.[5] In January 1955, he was honoured as a Knight Bachelor.[6]

His portrait, painted by Lucy Lee, was an Archibald Prize finalist in 1955.[7]

In 1987, a street in the Canberra suburb of Theodore was named Chippindall Circuit in Giles Chippindall's honour.[8]

gollark: Do you know to what extent you can entirely ignore the boring classes?
gollark: I mean sociology in the general sense of any non-maths subject.
gollark: > Work out which allows you to do as little sociology as possible?
gollark: Oh, mandatory extra classes on top of maths, sort of thing?
gollark: Do they not offer maths? Just find the best available maths course.

References
  1. Carnell, Ian (1993), "Chippindall, Sir Giles Tatlock (1893–1969)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  2. CP 126: Sir Giles Tatlock CHIPPINDALL CBE, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 May 2014
  3. CA 47: Department of Supply and Shipping, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 May 2014
  4. CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 May 2014
  5. "Search Australian Honours: CHIPPINDALL, Giles Tatlock", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  6. "Search Australian Honours: CHIPPINDALL, Giles Tatlock", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  7. Prizes Archibald Prize 1955- Lucy Lee: Sir Giles Chippindall, C.B.E., Art Gallery New South Wales, archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  8. Chippindall Circuit, ACT Government Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate, archived from the original on 7 May 2014
Government offices
Preceded by
Arthur Smith		 Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping
1945 – 1946		 Succeeded by
Frank O'Connor
Preceded by
Bede Fanning		 Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
1949 – 1958		 Succeeded by
Van Vanthoff


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.