Giles Chippindall

Sir
Giles Chippindall
CBE
Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping
In office
11 April 1945 – 5 September 1946
Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
In office
15 March 1949 – 20 May 1958
Personal details
Born Giles Tatlock Chippindall
(1893-05-21)21 May 1893
Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Died 20 December 1969(1969-12-20) (aged 76)
East Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australia Australian
Spouse(s) Grace Elizabeth Bayley
(m. 1918–1969; his death)
Alma mater University of Sydney
Occupation Public servant

Sir Giles Tatlock Chippindall CBE (21 May 1893 – 20 December 1969) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping between 1945 and 1946 and Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department between 1949 and 1958.

Life and career

Giles Chippindall was born in Carlton, Melbourne on 21 May 1893.[1] He was educated at state schools in Victoria and the Prahran Business College.[2]

Chippindall joined the Australian Public Service in 1908 as a telegraph messenger in the Postmaster-General's Department.[1]

During World War II, he served in a multitude of roles to progress the war-effort,[2] including as Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping between 1945 and 1946.[3]

He was appointed Director-General of the Postmaster General's Department in 1949, serving in the role until his retirement in May 1958.[4]

Awards and honours

Chippindall was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1950 while Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs in Western Australia.[5] In January 1955, he was honoured as a Knight Bachelor.[6]

His portrait, painted by Lucy Lee, was an Archibald Prize finalist in 1955.[7]

In 1987, a street in the Canberra suburb of Theodore was named Chippindall Circuit in Giles Chippindall's honour.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Carnell, Ian (1993), "Chippindall, Sir Giles Tatlock (1893–1969)", Australian Dictionary of Biography (Australian National University), archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  2. 1 2 CP 126: Sir Giles Tatlock CHIPPINDALL CBE, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 May 2014
  3. ↑ CA 47: Department of Supply and Shipping, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 May 2014
  4. ↑ CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 May 2014
  5. ↑ "Search Australian Honours: CHIPPINDALL, Giles Tatlock", itsanhonour.gov.au (Australian Government), archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  6. ↑ "Search Australian Honours: CHIPPINDALL, Giles Tatlock", itsanhonour.gov.au (Australian Government), archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  7. ↑ Prizes Archibald Prize 1955- Lucy Lee: Sir Giles Chippindall, C.B.E., Art Gallery New South Wales, archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  8. ↑ Chippindall Circuit, ACT Government Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate, archived from the original on 7 May 2014
Government offices
Preceded by
Arthur Smith		 Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping
1945 – 1946 		Succeeded by
Frank O'Connor
Preceded by
Bede Fanning		 Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
1949 – 1958 		Succeeded by
Van Vanthoff


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