Major General Sir Henry George Chauvel
16 April 1865–4 March 1945
(Person)
Australian military leader. Commander of the Australian and New Zealand Division at Gallipoli, 1915, and afterwards of the 1st Australian Division.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Introduction [to With the Cameliers in Palestine] in With the Cameliers in Palestine
- Introduction [to The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine] in The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine
Mentioned in
- Official History of the New Zealand Engineers During the Great War 1914-1919.
- The Kia ora coo-ee : the magazine for the ANZACS in the Middle East, 1918
- The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine
- With the Cameliers in Palestine
Image Gallery
.jpg "(Photo. Anglo-Swiss Studio, Cairo.) — Lieut.-General Sir H. G. Chauvel, K.C.B., K.C.M.C")
.jpg "(Photo Anglo–Swiss Studio) — Lieut.-General Sir H. G. Chauvel, K.C.M.G., C.B")
.jpg "Lieut.-General Sir H. G. Chauvel, G.O.C. Desert Mounted Corps")
.jpg "Lt. General Sir Harry Chauvel, K.C.B., K.C.M.G")
.jpg "The Staff and Senior Officers of the New Zealand and Australian Division. — This picture was taken in Egypt, 1914. Those marked with a Star are now deceased. — Top Row from Left.—*Capt. C. H. J. Brown; Hon. Capt. W. T. Beck; Capt. J. W. Hutchen; Major J. A. Luxford; Lieut. Kettle; Lieut. J. Anderson; *Lieut. J. M. Richmond; Capt. H. M. Edwards; Capt. N. W. B. B. Thoms; *Lieut. C. M. Cazelet; Capt. C. H. Jess, A.I.F.; Capt. R. E. Coningham; Capt. W. P. Farr, A.I.F.; Lieut. Tahu Rhodes; Major J. G. Hughes, D.S.O. — Second Row.—*Lt.-Col. C. E. Thomas, V.D.; Lt.-Col. N. C. Hamilton; *Lt.-Col. R. E. Courtney, V.D., A.I.F.; Lt.-Col. Hon. J. L. Beeston, V.D., A.I.F.; Major H. G. Reid, A.S.C.; Capt. W. S. Berry, A.I.F.; *Capt. G. A. King; Major C. G. Powles; Major A. C. Temperley; Major C. Shawe; Major G. R. Pridham, R.E.; Major E. M. Williams, A.I.F.; Capt. J. E. Hindhaugh, A.I.F. — Third Row.—Lt.-Col. P. C. Fenwick; Lt.-Col. H. Pope, A.I.F.; Lt.-Col. J. H. Cannan, A.I.F.; Lt.-Col. H. J. Burnage, A.I.F.; Lt.-Col. J. Findlay; *Lt.-Col. W. Meldrum; Lt.-Col. C. E. R. Mackesy; Lt.-Col. J. B. Meredith, A.I.F.; *Lt.-Col. F. M. Rowell, A.I.F.; Lt.-Col. R. T. Sutherland, A.I.F.; Lt.-Col. R. M. Stodart, A.I.F.; Lt.-Col. G. N. Johuston, R.A.; *Lt.-Col. A. Moore, D.S.O.; *Lt.-Col. A. Bauchop, C.M.G.; *Lt.-Col. C. M. Begg; *Lt.-Col. W. G. Malone; *Lt.-Col. D. McB. Stewart. — Sitting.—Lt.-Col. J. P. McGlinn, V.D., A.I.F.; *Col. N. Manders, R.A.M.C.; Lt.-Col. W. G. Braithwaite, D.S.O.; Brig.-General A. H. Russell, A.D.C.; Col. E. W. C. Chaytor, T.D.; Major-General Sir Alex. Godley, K.C.M.G., C.B.; Col. H. G. Chauvel, C.M.G., A.I.F.; Col. J. Monash, V.D., A.I.F.; *Lt.-Col. F. E. Johnston; Lt.-Col. J. J. Esson; Lt.-Col. A. R. Young")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Major General Sir Henry George Chauvel":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
