John Northcott
Use attributes for filter ! | |
Gender | Male |
---|---|
Death | 58 years ago |
Date of birth | March 24,1890 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Creswick |
Australia | |
Date of died | August 4,1966 |
Died | Wahroonga |
Australia | |
Resting place | Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium |
Children | Marjorie Northcott |
Elizabeth Northcott | |
Awards | Order of St Michael and St George |
Royal Victorian Order | |
Order of the Bath | |
Knights Hospitaller | |
Nationality | Australian |
Spous | Winifred Mary |
Education | Senior Officers' School |
Previous position | Governor of New South Wales (1946–1957) |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 934669 |
John Northcott Life story
Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott KCMG, KCVO, CB, KStJ was an Australian Army general who served as Chief of the General Staff during the Second World War, and commanded the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in the Occupation of Japan. He was the first Australian-born Governor of New South Wales.