13 Facts About Leslie Beavis

Leslie Beavis later served as Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan.

Leslie Beavis was the fson of Horace Colin Dean Beavis, a photographer, and his wife Emma Weston.

Leslie Beavis received his education at Bathurst District School and in March 1913 he entered the Royal Military College in Duntroon.

Leslie Beavis was commissioned a lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force.

Leslie Beavis subsequently returned to his unit and on 21 April 1918, men of his unit were involved in the shooting down of Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron.

Leslie Beavis was mentioned in despatches for the second time on 28 May 1918.

In 1936, Leslie Beavis was made chairman of the Defence Resources Board which was charged with providing the Australian government with advice on the mobilisation of the Australian industry for war.

Leslie Beavis repeatedly recommended encouraging development of the private sector in manufacturing prior to the outbreak of hostilities.

Leslie Beavis was promoted to colonel within weeks of the commencement of the Second World War and joined the Second Australian Imperial Force in 1940.

Leslie Beavis served in the Middle East on the staff of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Blamey, the commander of the AIF, holding a number of supply related positions.

Leslie Beavis was tasked with co-ordination of private and government manufacturers and producers to provide logistic support for Australia's soldiers, both at home and overseas.

Leslie Beavis served as the Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan from 1952 to 1954.

Leslie Beavis died at the age of 80 on 27 September 1975 in a hospital in Heidelberg, a suburb of Melbourne.