- Walter Joseph Cawthorn
Infobox Military Person
name= Walter Joseph Cawthorn
lived=June 11 ,1896 –December 4 ,1970
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nickname=Bill Cawthorn
placeofbirth=Prahran, Victoria
placeofdeath=Melbourne , Victoria
allegiance=
branch=
serviceyears=1915 – 1919
rank=Major-General
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commands=
battles=Battle of Gallipoli ,
awards=Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
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laterwork=Major-General Sir Walter Joseph CawthornCBE CIE CB (June 11 ,1896 –December 4 ,1970 ) was anAustralia nsoldier anddiplomat , commonly known as a former head of theAustralian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS).cite book|last=Hohnen|first=Peter|year=1993|title=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=Melbourne University Press|edition=Volume 13|url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/|chapter= Cawthorn, Sir Walter Joseph (1896 - 1970)| chapterurl=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130435b.htm] cite book|last=Goodgame|first=Peter|date=August 11, 2002|title=The Globalists and the Islamists: Fomenting the "Clash of Civilizations" for a New World Order|chapter= The British, the Middle East and Radical Islam| chapterurl=http://www.redmoonrising.com/Ikhwan/BritIslam.htm] Cawthorn was born in the suburb of Prahran inMelbourne . He enlisted in theAustralian Imperial Service , following the start ofWorld War I , and served as a regimental sergeant major, inGalipolli .Cawthorn took charge of the Middle East Intelligence Centre, at the start of
World War II , and later became the director of military intelligence at the General Headquarters, inIndia . He was knighted in 1958, and appointed as high commissioner of Canada. Cawthron died inMelbourne , at the age of 74.Early life
Walter Joseph Cawthorn was born in the suburb of Prahran, in
June 11 ,1896 , the second child of an English commercial traveller, William Cawthorn, and his wife, Fanny Adelaide, née Williams. He was educated at Melbourne High School, and became a schoolteacher, along with his younger sister, Minnie Elizabeth Cawthorn.References
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