Van Vanthoff

Van Vanthoff
Van Vanthoff; OBE
Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
	In office; 21 May 1958 – 31 December 1958
Personal details
Born	Percival Evert Russell Vanthoff; 12 January 1894; Cobram, Victoria
Died	30 July 1967 (aged 73); Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Ruby Ella Shanks (m. 1924)
Occupation	Public servant

Percival Evert Russell "Van" Vanthoff OBE (12 January 1894 – 30 July 1967) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department from May until December 1958.

Life and career

Van Vanthoff was born in Cobram, Victoria on 12 January 1894 to parents Isaac and Mary Jane Vanthoff.[1]

In World War I, Vanthoff served in the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force.[1]

He was appointed Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, heading the Postmaster-General's Department, in May 1958.[2] In the role, he oversaw development of an automatic teleprinter switching system for telegraphs, and worked to provide a six-tube coaxial cable between Sydney and Melbourne.[1] Vanthoff retired in December 1958.[1]

Vanthoff died on 30 July 1967 in Richmond, Melbourne.[1]

Awards

In January 1955 Vanthoff was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[3]

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References

Blaazer, D.P., "Vanthoff, Percival Evert Russell (1894–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 25 November 2014
CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 November 2014
"Search Australian Honours: VANTHOFF, Percival Evert Russell", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 25 November 2014

Government offices
Preceded by Giles Chippindall	Director General of the Postmaster-General's Department 1958	Succeeded by Mervyn Stradwick

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[Blaazer-1] Blaazer, D.P., "Vanthoff, Percival Evert Russell (1894–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 25 November 2014

[NAA_CA_9-2] CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 November 2014

[3] "Search Australian Honours: VANTHOFF, Percival Evert Russell", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 25 November 2014