Edwin Tivey

Major General Edwin Tivey, CB, CMG, DSO, VD (19 September 1866 – 19 May 1947) was an Australian stockbroker and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.[1]

Edwin Tivey
Born(1866-09-19)19 September 1866
Inglewood, Victoria
Died19 May 1947(1947-05-19) (aged 80)
Toorak, Victoria
Buried
AllegianceColony of Victoria
Australia
Service/branchVictorian Military Forces
Citizens Military Force
Years of service1889–1928
RankMajor General
Commands held2nd Cavalry Division (1921–26)
5th Infantry Division (1918–19)
8th Infantry Brigade (1915–18)
5th Light Horse Brigade (1915)
3rd Light Horse Brigade (1911–14)
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (7)

References

  1. Thompson, Roger C. (1990). "Tivey, Edwin (1866–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 12. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 May 2018 via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
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