Charles Gairdner
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| Sir Charles Gairdner GBE, KCMG, KCVO, CB |
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| In office November 6, 1951 – October 25, 1963 |
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| Monarch | King George VI Queen Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Douglas Kendrew |
| Succeeded by | James Mitchell |
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19th Governor of Tasmania
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| In office September 24, 1963 – July 11, 1968 |
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| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lord Rowallan |
| Succeeded by | Sir Edric Bastyan |
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| Born | 1898 Batavia, Java (now Jakarta) |
| Died | May 8, 1983 |
| Spouse | Evelyn Constance Handcock |
| Profession | British Army soldier |
General Sir Charles Henry Gairdner, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, CB (1898 – May 8, 1983) was a British Army general during World War II and was Governor of Western Australia from 1951 to 1963, and Governor of Tasmania from 1963 to 1968.
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[edit] Early life
He was born in Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) in 1898, and was educated at Repton School in England, and the Royal Military Academy.[1]
[edit] Military career
Gairdner joined the British Army in 1916, as a 2nd Lieutenant in H.M. Land Forces. He spent two years at Staff College from 1933 to 1934.[1] From 1937 to 1940, he was the commanding officer of the 10th Royal Hussars cavalry division, and General Officer Commanding of the 6th, 7th and 8th Armoured Divisions.[2] He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the United States in 1948.
[edit] Governor of Western Australia and Tasmania
Gairdner's distinguished military career was rewarded in 1951 when he was appointed Governor of Western Australia. He was governor during a number of Royal Visits to Perth - the earliest being in 1954 [3] His long residency in Western Australia was during a time when Perth and Western Australia was undergoing significant post war change.
In 1963, he became Governor of Tasmania for five years.
Gaidner died in 1983, and the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth was named in his honour.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Statesmen & Scholars And other fascinating Western Australians: A Tour Guide for the Karrakatta Cemetery Historical Walk Trail 1, Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (WA).
- ^ Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Gairdner 1951-1963, The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia.
- ^ Edmonds, Jack (editor) (1979) Swan River colony : life in Western Australia since the early colonial settlement, illustrated by pictures from an exhibition mounted by West Australian Newspapers Ltd. as a contribution to celebrations for the state's 150th year Perth: West Australian Newspapers.ISBN 0909699208 - page 87 - Sir Charles with the Queen
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| Preceded by Sir James Mitchell |
Governor of Western Australia 1951 – 1963 |
Succeeded by Sir Douglas Kendrew |
| Preceded by The Lord Rowallan |
Governor of Tasmania 1963 – 1968 |
Succeeded by Sir Edric Bastyan |
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