Victor Secombe served in the First and Second World Wars.
14 Facts About Victor Secombe
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Victor Secombe served with engineering units of the 5th Division during the last months of the First World War.
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Victor Secombe retired from the military in 1954 and took up cattle farming.
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Victor Clarence Secombe was born on 9 January 1897 at Glen Wills near Omeo, Victoria, to a miner and his wife.
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Victor Secombe became adjutant of the 5th Division engineers in January 1919.
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Victor Secombe was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire and mentioned in despatches for his work during this time.
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In late 1941, Victor Secombe transferred to I Corps headquarters as deputy-director, supply and transport.
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Victor Secombe was responsible for construction and lines of communication in New Guinea during the campaign there against the Japanese Empire.
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Victor Secombe held a succession of administrative posts for the remainder of the war.
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Victor Secombe was mentioned in despatches in 1943 and again after the war, in 1947.
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Victor Secombe retired from the army on 4 April 1954 as an honorary lieutenant general.
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In 1955, Victor Secombe was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
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Victor Secombe died of cancer on 3 February 1962 in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, South Brisbane, and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.
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Victor Secombe was survived by his wife, whom he married in 1929, and two children.