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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 | |
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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 21 May 1893 Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
Died | 20 December 1969 76) East Melbourne, Victoria | (aged
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse(s) | Grace Elizabeth Bayley (m. 1918–1969; his death) |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Occupation | Public servant |
Giles Chippindall was born in Carlton, Melbourne on 21 May 1893.[1] He was educated at state schools in Victoria and Prahran 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] In retirement he was Chairman of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (1961-62) and Australian National Airlines Commission (1959-66).[1]
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]
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