John Richardson (Australian Army officer)

John Richardson
John Richardson
	Lieutenant Colonel John Richardson in the Middle East in November 1918
Born	23 April 1880; Raymond Terrace, New South Wales
Died	29 July 1954 (aged 74); Raymond Terrace, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1911–1942
Rank	Major General
Commands held	1st Cavalry Division (1936–42); 2nd Cavalry Brigade (1924–28); 16th Light Horse Regiment (1921–24); 7th Light Horse Regiment (1918–19)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign; Sinai and Palestine Campaign Battle of Romani; First Battle of Gaza; Second Battle of Gaza; ; Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration; Mentioned in Despatches; Commander of the Order of the Nile (Egypt)

Major General John Dalyell Richardson, DSO, VD (23 April 1880 – 29 July 1954) was an Australian dairy farmer and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[1]

References

Chadwick, Justin (2017). Sword and Batton: Senior Australian Army Officers from Federation to 1901. Volume One: 1900 to 1939. Newport, New South Wales: Big Sky Publishing. pp. 515–519. ISBN 978-1-925520-30-9.

Military offices
Preceded by Brigadier Arthur Mills	General Officer Commanding 1st Cavalry Division 1936–1942	Succeeded by Major General Horace Robertson

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[1] Chadwick, Justin (2017). Sword and Batton: Senior Australian Army Officers from Federation to 1901. Volume One: 1900 to 1939. Newport, New South Wales: Big Sky Publishing. pp. 515–519. ISBN 978-1-925520-30-9.