Hector Edgar graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1923, and occupied a series of staff positions prior to and during the Second World War.
19 Facts About Hector Edgar
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Hector Geoffrey Edgar was born in Wedderburn, Victoria, on 31 October 1903 to Thomas George Edgar and his second wife Bessie.
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Hector Edgar was accepted into the Royal Military College, Duntroon as an officer cadet commencing February 1920.
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On graduating from Duntroon, Hector Edgar was commissioned a lieutenant in the Australian Army on 13 December 1923.
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Hector Edgar was seconded to the Queen's Bays in India for a period in the 1920s, and was promoted captain on 13 December 1931.
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Hector Edgar remained seconded until 14 January 1941 and was made temporary lieutenant colonel the following day, having been promoted major on 13 December 1939.
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Hector Edgar was seconded to the Second Australian Imperial Force from 17 July 1942 for active service during the Second World War and, from 1943 to 1944, served with Allied Land Headquarters, South West Pacific Area.
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Hector Edgar was then appointed General Staff Officer Grade 1 to the 3rd Australian Division.
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Hector Edgar relinquished the position to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Hassett in March 1945.
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Hector Edgar was promoted substantive colonel on 18 October 1948.
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Hector Edgar relinquished the appointment on 2 November 1949 and was sent to London to attend the 1950 course at the Imperial Defence College.
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On his return to Australia, Hector Edgar was appointed Director of Personal Services on 21 December 1950 and, on 17 September 1951, was reconfirmed as a temporary brigadier and appointed to command the Australian Staff College.
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Hector Edgar returned to Army Headquarters as Director of Staff Duties from 31 August 1953, and was promoted substantive brigadier on 23 November that year.
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Hector Edgar was promoted temporary major general on 30 October 1954 and posted as Deputy Chief of the General Staff.
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Hector Edgar was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1955 Birthday Honours.
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Hector Edgar served in this position for two years, before assuming the post of GOC Eastern Command from 30 May 1960.
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Hector Edgar was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath four days later in the 1960 Birthday Honours.
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Hector Edgar left the Australian Army after 43 years of service on 1 November 1963, and was succeeded as GOC Eastern Command by Major General Thomas Daly.
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Hector Edgar retired to Melbourne, where he died in 1978.