Walter Joseph Cawthorn
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| Walter Joseph Cawthorn | |
|---|---|
| June 11, 1896 – December 4, 1970 | |
| Nickname | Bill Cawthorn |
| Place of birth | Prahran, Victoria |
| Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Years of service | 1915 – 1919 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Gallipoli, |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Sir Walter Joseph Cawthorn CBE CIE CB (June 11, 1896 – December 4, 1970) was an Australian soldier and diplomat, commonly known as a former head of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS).[1][2] Cawthorn was born in the suburb of Prahran in Melbourne.[1] He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Service, following the start of World War I, and served as a regimental sergeant major, in Galipolli.[1]
Cawthorn took charge of the Middle East Intelligence Centre, at the start of World War II, and later became the director of military intelligence at the General Headquarters, in India.[1] He was knighted in 1958, and appointed as high commissioner of Canada.[2][1] Cawthron died in Melbourne, at the age of 74.[1]
[edit] Early life
Walter Joseph Cawthorn was born in the suburb of Prahran, in June 11, 1896, the second child of an English commercial traveller, William Cawthorn, and his wife, Fanny Adelaide, née Williams. He was educated at Melbourne High School, and became a schoolteacher, along with his younger sister, Minnie Elizabeth Cawthorn.[1]
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g Hohnen, Peter (1993). "Cawthorn, Sir Walter Joseph (1896 - 1970)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press.
- ^ a b Goodgame, Peter (August 11, 2002). "The British, the Middle East and Radical Islam", The Globalists and the Islamists: Fomenting the "Clash of Civilizations" for a New World Order.
