John Richardson | |
Birth Date: | 23 April 1880 |
Birth Place: | Raymond Terrace, New South Wales |
Death Place: | Raymond Terrace, New South Wales |
Allegiance: | Australia |
Branch: | Australian Army |
Serviceyears: | 1911–1942 |
Rank: | Major General |
Commands: | 1st Cavalry Division (1936–42) 2nd Cavalry Brigade (1924–28) 16th Light Horse Regiment (1921–24) 7th Light Horse Regiment (1918–19) |
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Awards: | Distinguished Service Order Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches Commander of the Order of the Nile (Egypt) |
Major General John Dalyell Richardson, (23 April 1880 – 29 July 1954) was an Australian dairy farmer and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[1]