Ivan Dougherty
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Major General Sir Ivan Noel Dougherty, CBE, DSO & Bar, ED (6 April 1907 – 4 March 1998) was an Australian Army officer during the Second World War and early Cold War period.
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Sir Ivan Noel Dougherty | |
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Nickname(s) | Doc |
Born | (1907-04-06)6 April 1907 Leadville, New South Wales |
Died | 4 March 1998(1998-03-04) (aged 90) Sydney, New South Wales |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1927–1957 |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | NX148 |
Commands held | 2nd Division (1952–54) 8th Brigade (1948–52) 21st Brigade (1942–45) 23rd Brigade (1942) 2/4th Battalion (1940–42) 33rd Battalion (1938–39) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Bachelor Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
Other work | Director of the New South Wales State Emergency Service Deputy Chancellor of the University of Sydney |
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