James Robertson (Australian Army officer)

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James Robertson
Brigadier General James Robertson in 1919.jpg
Brigadier General James Robertson in November 1919
Born(1878-10-24)24 October 1878
Toowoomba, Queensland
Died22 January 1951(1951-01-22) (aged 72)
Toowoomba, Queensland
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchAustralian Army
Years of service1903–1944
RankBrigadier General
Commands held7th 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/warsFirst 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)

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[]

  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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