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power to set up common law courts and so it is to the Supreme Courts of the States the citizen must look for protection from illegal arrest and other encroachments on his liberty. It is to these Courts that he must come for a writ of habeas corpus. These Courts and their prestige must, therefore, at all costs be sustained so that they will continue to attract the finest characters and best legal brains that we can produce. As a community we will pay heavily if we allow our Supreme Court to be relegated to a position of inferiority. The second matter I feel I should mention is that the principle of the independence of the judiciary from the executive is fundamental to our freedom. What happens when this principle is departed from is evident from what is going on in many lands today. We must see to it that our citizens all understand that an independent judiciary is the greatest bulwark of their liberties and their best protection from totalitarian rule.
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including murder and treason. Herring claimed that they had been treated fairly under the conventions and circumstances applicable in wartime. "I have a clear conscience about it", he said. The seven missionaries had all been murdered by the Japanese. Four of them were women who had been raped as well. The Papuans had also handed over to the Japanese for execution two planters, six Australian soldiers, and two American airmen, and they had murdered Australian soldiers of the 39th Infantry Battalion near Kokoda. They were handed over to
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administrator. He set up the Chief Justice's Law Reform Committee to try to ensure justice in Victoria's courts was abreast of the times, and a committee for religious observances and services to arrange the religious services marking the opening of the legal year. Herring retired as Chief Justice in 1964 but stayed on as Lieutenant Governor until his 80th birthday in 1972, serving in the position for a record 27 years. For his service as Lieutenant Governor, Herring was made a Knight Commander of the
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It is a funny thing about war historians. If a general dismisses a subordinate at any time he is immediately attacked; whereas in our football game, if you have a better player for a particular place, you always play him, and everybody expects you to do this. I have little doubt that the same is true
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And now the time has come for me to lay down my office, but before I do so there are two matters to which I feel bound to draw attention. The first is this, that under the Australian constitution the great common law courts of Australia are the Supreme Courts of the States. Federal Parliament has no
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Herring has a quiet, easy manner and his last war service has given him an understanding of the British to which they were quick to respond. After Bardia and Tobruk those officers who had been most skeptical were his strongest champions. In building up the artillery plan, Herring brought to bear the
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revealed in Federal Parliament that during the Second World War Herring had confirmed death sentences on 22 Papuans convicted of handing over seven Anglican missionaries to the Japanese, which Jones called "the darkest secret in modern Australian history". The Papuans had been convicted of offences
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Mackay became convinced that Herring was becoming increasingly difficult to work with as a result of stress and fatigue and asked Blamey for permission to relieve him. Blamey's response was characteristic: Morshead would be on the next plane. Yet Blamey maintained his faith in Herring, who retained
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When the war ended, Herring wished to return to Australia and see Mary before resuming his studies at the University of Oxford in October 1919. Mary wrote back pointing out the impracticality of this idea; though she would be disappointed not to see him, he should remain in England and complete his
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General Herring is prepared to accept the appointment and I recommend he be released from the Army. He has had two serious attacks of Malaria. I am afraid that in view of his age, further tropical service may seriously injure his health and that the command may suffer as a result. He has rendered
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Herring's twenty years as Chief Justice was a period of significant change and growth in the administration of the law. During his term of office the number of judges on the Court increased from six to fourteen, reflecting the growth in cases. Herring earned a reputation as a fine judge and able
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runway. A propeller shattered, splinters ripped through the fuselage into the cabin and Sutherland, who was sitting in the navigator's compartment next to Herring, was struck by a flying fragment that killed him instantly. The crew, Herring and Bierwirth escaped shaken but unscathed. The trip to
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Milne Bay was cancelled. Brigadier Sutherland was buried with full military honours at Soputa the next day, with a fly past by B-25s. When next he flew, Herring once again took a B-25 and made a point of requesting the major who had been in charge of the crashed plane to be his pilot.
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and Major General Vasey could do better. Supporters of Allen, who left school at age 14, saw this as the action of an autocratic elitist who "ran his staff as he had controlled junior counsel in his barrister's chamber; they did his bidding, his way, or were forthwith dispensed with".
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on Pip Ridge. There was a furious artillery duel. Twenty minutes after Captain Thomas Winwood took Herring's place as forward observer, the observation post took a direct hit from an enemy shell, killing Winwood. Herring succeeded Winwood as battery captain, and was promoted to acting
740:. The two were married on 6 April 1922, and had three daughters, Mary Cecile (Molly), born in 1924, Judith Ann (Judy), born in 1926, and Margaret Lyle, born in 1933. Herring worked as a barrister, and lectured in law at the University of Melbourne. He became a 931:, under his command. His Australian, New Zealand and British gunners demonstrated "the extent to which, in such rugged country, artillery, with reliable infantry ahead, could halt and confuse a pursuer" but they were unable to stop the enemy advance. 1482:
and their wives, to visit Australia in 1974, with commemorative functions being held in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Herring steadfastly believed that MacArthur, like Blamey, was a great commander who was not fully appreciated in his own country.
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noted: "The Australians proved to be right; 'Uncle Dan's' outfit was not prepared for a neat night landing. The usual SNAFU developed." But Berryman saw Herring as being uncooperative, and his intransigence as a sign of battle weariness.
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Herring was promoted to the temporary rank of major general on 14 August 1941 when he took over command of the 6th Division. He returned to Australia with it in March 1942. Unaware that the government had already decided that
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appointed Commander in Chief. The 'revolt of the generals' collapsed with the announcement that General Blamey was returning from the Middle East to become Commander in Chief, but seems to have done the participants no harm.
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Lady Herring (with hat) looks on as Sir Edmund Herring, the new Chief Justice of Victoria, greets guests at an informal reception in his rooms. Major General C. E. M. Lloyd, Adjutant General, congratulates Herring on his
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native carriers who lugged stores over the track on their backs. MacArthur created the Combined Operation Service Command (COSC), an unusual combined Australian-American logistical organisation, under U.S.
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course at Oxford first. The university had awarded him a wartime Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1915; the Rhodes Scholarship Trust allowed him to resume his scholarship, and he studied for a
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For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. As F.O.O. throughout the operations he carried on in very exposed positions under heavy shell fire. His information proved of the utmost value.
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of Melbourne, the highest church office that could be held by a layman. In 1980 he was elected one of the inaugural fellows of Trinity College, Melbourne, under its new constitution.
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ran aground near the harbour entrance. She was refloated but then ran aground again near the wharf. Despite this, some 6,600 men and women were embarked. Herring and fellow Brigadier
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to discuss the matter of resupply in general with Barbey. On 28 September, Herring and two of his staff officers, Brigadiers R. B. Sutherland and R. Bierwirth, boarded a U.S.
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as well, and graduated with both degrees in July 1920. After a holiday in Britain and France with his sister Kathleen, he arrived back in Melbourne on 26 November 1920.
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ambiguous. This backfired, producing acrimony between the Australian and American commanders. Herring prepared to fire Savige, but an investigation by Major General
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Conference shortly before his retirement as Lieutenant Governor, Herring criticised anti-war protesters and praised Australian soldiers who had served in the
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of Victoria for 23 years, and was later the first president of the Australian Boy Scouts' Association from 1959 to 1977. He was chairman of trustees of the
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Herring maintained connections with his comrades from both World Wars. On the way back from the coronation, the Herrings stayed with the Eichelbergers in
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of your ball game. War historians never seem to give generals credit for having thought that X might be better than Y for the next phase of operations.
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was being subjected to Japanese air raids. As supply by sea or air was impractical, Herring developed a land line of communications running across the
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for allegedly issuing a verbal order while commander of the 6th Division that no officer was to be commissioned unless they had at least attained an
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It was not quite the end of his military service. Herring was recalled to duty for a year as Director General of Recruiting in August 1950 when the
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and solicitor on 1 March 1921 and signed the roll of counsel of the Victorian Bar on 8 June of that year; Mary graduated with her
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Mallett, Ross (2007). "Together Again for the First Time: The Army, RAN and Amphibious Warfare 1942–45". In Stevens, David; Reeve, John (eds.).
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and his headquarters. Training was difficult as the old ammunition was in short supply. His command was only partially reequipped with the new
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spurred efforts to build up the Army again. In January 1953, Herring was selected as leader of the Australian Services Contingent for the
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After three years' service, Herring was granted three weeks' leave in Australia in October 1917. He returned to Maryborough, where he met
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Herring (second from left) in Papua in October 1942 with General Douglas MacArthur (centre) and Major General Arthur Samuel Allen (right)
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King Edward's Horse was mobilised in August 1914, but was not immediately sent overseas. In December 1914, Herring was commissioned as a
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at Herring's urging. Herring acknowledged that the two men had faced a difficult task but felt that they were tired and that Brigadier
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on 24 April 1941, although transportation had been arranged for only 5,000. The ship that he was to sail on, the
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bomber at Dobodura. As the plane was about to take off, the undercarriage collapsed and the plane ploughed into the
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Carpender was not inflexible, and reached a compromise with Mackay to transport a battalion to Finschhafen in
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Ned Herring: A Life of Lieutenant-General the Honorable Sir Edmund Herring KCMG, KBE, MC, ED. K St J, MA, DCL
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same thorough, relentless logic and attention to detail with which he had so often built up a legal argument.
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Herring departed for Salonika in February, returning to duty there in March 1918, and was promoted to acting
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in 1936. He gained 12,258 votes, losing by just 528. Herring also joined the Christian service organisation
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Herring was ordered to evacuate from Greece. He was one of between 7,000 and 8,000 troops that gathered at
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at Buckingham Palace. At the same time, Mary was made a commander of the same order for her charity work.
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on 26 May 1953, Herring personally taking part in the procession. On 10 July, he was made a Knight of the
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Following the victory at Buna, for which Herring and Eichelberger were appointed Knights Commander of the
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Mallett, "Together Again for the First Time: The Army, RAN and Amphibious Warfare 1942–45", pp. 124–125.
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on 24 October 1918 on assuming command of B Battery, 99th Field Artillery Brigade. For his service as a
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Letter, Eichelberger to Herring, 27 November 1959, Herring Papers, State Library of Victoria MSS11355.
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Herring (left) with other senior Australian officers in the Ramu Valley of New Guinea in October 1943
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Gavin Long interview with Lieutenant General F. H. Berryman, 11 September 1956, AWM93 50/2/23/331.
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in April 1917. For his courage under heavy shellfire, Herring received an immediate award of the
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and developed tactics and doctrine for amphibious operations based on his own experience in the
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The Right Man for the Right Job: Lieutenant General Sir Stanley Savige as a Military Commander
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Soldiers in Politics: The Impact of the Military on Australian Political Life and Institutions
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In a speech given on the occasion of his retiring as Chief Justice of Victoria, Herring said:
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with a proposal that all officers over the age of 50 be immediately retired and Major General
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Sir Thomas Blamey should be appointed Commander in Chief, Herring, along with Major General
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from 1945 to 1978 (and remained a trustee until his death) and chairman of trustees of the
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In November, Herring flew across the mountains to take control of the fighting around
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Bravery Above Blunder: The 9th Australian Division at Finschhafen, Sattelberg and Sio
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In Blamey's reorganisation of the Army in April 1942, Herring was given command of
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on 15 April 1940, along with the 6th Division's commander, Major General
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Members of the 6th Division march past Major General Herring at Darwin during 1942
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on 25 February 1936. Mary worked as a physician at antenatal clinics.
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Herring was involved in politics throughout the 1930s. He was elected to the
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On 2 February 1944, the Victorian government decided to appoint Herring as
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in 1927, a year before Sir Thomas Lyle became its president. He joined the
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in August 1915, but was there only a month before being transferred to the
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excellent service over four years, mainly on active service in the field.
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on 1 October 1922 as a legal staff officer in the part-time
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Australian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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At this time operations were in train to drive the Japanese back to
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in 1931, he ran as an unendorsed candidate (i.e. one lacking formal
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Extracts from Berryman Diary, 20 September 1943, AWM93 50/2/23/331.
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG).
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Herring again became the subject of controversy in May 1978 when
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had decided to appoint him as Commander, Royal Artillery, of the
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for 33 years from 1948 until his death. He was made a fellow of
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Edmund Francis Herring, known as Ned to his family, was born in
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Australian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Johns, "We Are Doing What We Can With What We Have", pp. 14–15.
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command the subsequent phase of the operation, the assault on
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in 1913. In November of that year he enlisted as a trooper in
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The new offensive, which opened on 5 September 1943 with the
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to the University of Oxford in England. There, he joined the
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in 1925 and became its Victorian Area Commissioner in 1936.
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preselection for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of
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The Army List of Officers of the Australian Military Forces
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The Army List of Officers of the Australian Military Forces
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for insubordination, Blamey ordered Herring to join him in
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Blamey to Curtin, 2 February 1944, NAA (ACT) A2684/3 1392.
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).
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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II
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Kokoda Commander: The Life of Major-General 'Tubby' Allen
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had to be supplied from Port Moresby either by air or by
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Australian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
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from Oxford in 1953, became an honorary bencher of the
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in 1910. While at Melbourne Grammar, he served in the
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More controversial was Herring's relief of Brigadier
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and Brigadier Clive Steele, approached Army Minister
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Portrait of Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Herring by
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determined that the dispute was not Savige's fault.
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On 14 August 1942, Herring was ordered to
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
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Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Blamey advised the Prime Minister that: 927:and, for a time, the 6th Field Regiment, 3608:Military personnel from Victoria (state) 2652:Dr. Mary: the story of Dame Mary Herring 2408:(Supplement). 3 June 1949. p. 2796. 2400: 2389:A full Life of Service in Khaki and Silk 2383: 2381: 2379: 2377: 2375: 2373: 2371: 2369: 2325: 2185:(Supplement). 25 May 1943. p. 2373. 2177: 2055:(Supplement). 4 July 1941. p. 3882. 2047: 2017: 2015: 1815: 1802:(Supplement). 30 May 1919. p. 6951. 1794: 1772: 1725: 1701: 1400: 1265: 1169:In a letter to Herring in 1959, General 1121: 1004: 873: 763:on 1 July 1929, and temporary 16:Australian general and judge (1892–1982) 1000: 946:were among 5,100 that managed to reach 372: 189:Royal Artillery, 6th Division (1939–41) 3590: 2336:Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ). 1439:. This saw Australian soldiers as the 1197: 192:22nd Field Artillery Brigade (1937–39) 3623:British Army personnel of World War I 3188: 2858:. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 2366: 2012: 1605:is named after him; it is beside the 471:officer during the Second World War, 198:2nd Field Artillery Brigade (1929–34) 195:4th Field Artillery Brigade (1934–37) 3559: 2919:(31): 68. April 1983. Archived from 2897:Tobruk, 1941: Capture, Siege, Relief 2394: 2319: 2166:South West Pacific Area – First Year 2153:South West Pacific Area – First Year 1069:. At this time he was criticised in 720:Herring was admitted to practice in 669:(MC), the citation for which reads: 652:in April 1917, Herring served as an 368: 2654:. Hawthorn, Victoria: D. H. Media. 2171: 1585: 1570:in 1973. He was also active in the 1181:) had this to say about the matter: 817: 703: 13: 2990:Australian Dictionary of Biography 1088: 620: 566:, where he excelled at tennis and 14: 3724: 3683:People from Maryborough, Victoria 2978:Supreme Court of Victoria Website 2954: 2828:Australia in the War of 1939–1945 2805:Australia in the War of 1939–1945 2779:Australia in the War of 1939–1945 1562:in 1963 and received an honorary 1489:Order of St Michael and St George 869: 3713:Lieutenant-governors of Victoria 3568: 3540: 3528: 1554:, in 1949, received an honorary 1397:Chief Justiceship and later life 836:Second Australian Imperial Force 730:Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery 3678:Knights of the Order of St John 3167:Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria 2751:Sea Power Ashore and in the Air 2631:Coulthard-Clark, Chris (1996). 2535: 2510: 2497: 2475: 2462: 2453: 2440: 2427: 2415: 2353: 2340: 2306: 2297: 2288: 2275: 2266: 2253: 2240: 2231: 2218: 2213:The Right Man for the Right Job 2205: 2192: 2158: 2145: 2136: 2123: 2114: 2101: 2088: 2075: 2062: 2041: 2028: 1999: 1986: 1973: 1960: 1947: 1934: 1921: 1908: 1895: 1882: 1870: 1857: 1844: 1831: 1809: 1288:from the ships of Rear Admiral 961:. From there they flew back to 503:, for which he was awarded the 364: 3703:Royal Field Artillery officers 2995:Australian National University 2899:. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. 2850:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier 2669:Innes, Prue (6 January 1982). 2226:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier 1766: 1753: 1740: 1695: 1682: 1669: 1656: 1643: 1596:St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne 1157:and Blamey's of Major General 883:2/1st Field Artillery Regiment 862:before being committed to the 696:commander, he was awarded the 321:Knight of the Order of St John 1: 3638:Alumni of New College, Oxford 2554: 2333:. 26 June 1953. p. 3540. 1867:, pp. 82–83, 87–88, 100, 106. 1548:Melbourne University Regiment 1534:Herring was president of the 965:. Others were transported by 782:, an organisation founded by 3708:Oxford University cricketers 2483:"Fellows and Senior Fellows" 1507:While opening the Victorian 1336:high speed transports (APDs) 792:1923 Victorian Police strike 637:. The division moved to the 7: 3643:Melbourne Law School alumni 2877:. Melbourne: Hyland House. 2581:Buckley, J. P. 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Index


William Dargie
Archibald Prize
Maryborough
Victoria Colony
Camberwell, Victoria
British Army
Australian Army
Lieutenant General
Service number
I Corps
New Guinea Force
II Corps
Northern Territory Force
7th Military District
6th Division
Royal Field Artillery
First World War
Battle of Dorian
Second World War
North African campaign
Western Desert campaign
Battle of Greece
New Guinea campaign
Kokoda Track campaign
Huon Peninsula campaign
Finisterre Range campaign
Operation Cartwheel
Salamaua-Lae campaign
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

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