James Robertson (Australian Army officer)

James Robertson
James Robertson
	Brigadier General James Robertson in November 1919
Born	24 October 1878; Toowoomba, Queensland
Died	22 January 1951 (aged 72); Toowoomba, Queensland
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1903–1944
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	7th Brigade (1921–26); 3rd Brigade (1920–21); 2/25th (Darling Downs) Infantry Regiment (1918–20); 6th Brigade (1918–19); 12th Brigade (1916–17); 9th Battalion (1915–16); 11th (Darling Downs) Infantry Regiment (1913–14)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Landing at Anzac Cove; ; Western Front Battle of Pozières; Battle of Mouquet Farm; Battle of Bullecourt; Battle of Messines; Battle of Passchendaele; Hundred Days Offensive; ;
Awards	Companion 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)

Brigadier General James Campbell Robertson, CB, CMG, DSO, VD (24 October 1878 – 22 January 1951) was an Australian stockbroker and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.^[1]

References[]

^ White, K.R. (1988). "Robertson, James Campbell (1878–1951)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 May 2018 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[ADB-1] White, K.R. (1988). "Robertson, James Campbell (1878–1951)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 May 2018 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

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James Robertson
Brigadier General James Robertson in November 1919
Born	(1878-10-24)24 October 1878 Toowoomba, Queensland
Died	22 January 1951(1951-01-22) (aged 72) Toowoomba, Queensland
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1903–1944
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	7th Brigade (1921–26) 3rd Brigade (1920–21) 2/25th (Darling Downs) Infantry Regiment (1918–20) 6th Brigade (1918–19) 12th Brigade (1916–17) 9th Battalion (1915–16) 11th (Darling Downs) Infantry Regiment (1913–14)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Landing at Anzac Cove Western Front Battle of Pozières Battle of Mouquet Farm Battle of Bullecourt Battle of Messines Battle of Passchendaele Hundred Days Offensive
Awards	Companion 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)