Thomas Trumble

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Thomas Trumble CMG, CBE (1872-1954), was a career Australian public servant who was appointed acting Secretary of the Department of Defence during World War I, and Secretary from 1918 to 1927. He was the first Secretary who did not have a military background. He subsequently served as official secretary to the high commission for Australia in London, and Australian Defence Liaison Officer in London, retiring in 1932. During World War II, he was welcomed when he returned to public service from 1940 to 1943 as director of voluntary services, Department of Defence Co-ordination.^[1]

References

↑ Robert Hyslop 'Trumble, Thomas (1872–1954)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, (MUP), 1990.

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Name	Trumble, Thomas
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Short description	Austrian public servant
Date of birth	1872
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Date of death	1954
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