Robert Harold Nimmo
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| Robert Harold Nimmo | |
|---|---|
| 22 November 1893 – 4 January 1966 | |
| Nickname | Putt |
| Place of birth | near Einasleigh, Queenland |
| Place of death | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Allegiance | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1912-1950 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 3rd Australian Corps 34th Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | World War I * Anzac Cove * Sinai and Palestine Campaign World War II |
| Awards | CBE, MID |
| Other work | Chief military observer of UNMOGIP |
Major General Robert Harold Nimmo CBE (22 November 1893 – 4 January 1966) was an Australian soldier who served in both World War I and World War II and eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. Nimmo also acted as chief military observer to the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan from 1950 until his death in 1966. Nimmo died in his sleep, of a heart attack, on 4 January 1966 at Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and was buried in the Anzac section of Mount Gravatt cemetery, Brisbane, with full military and U.N. honours; senior representatives of both India and Pakistan attended his funeral. His wife and their son and daughter, and the daughter of his first marriage, survived him.
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