LT GEN
Hector
Geoffrey
Edgar
CB CBE
Born in Mount Korong, Victoria, Australia
Son of Thomas George Edgar
and Betsey (Trotman) Edgar
Brother of
Hart Sylvia Pearl Edgar [half], Frank Edgar [half], Cedric Rupert Vaughan Edgar CBE DSO and Muriel Edeline Edgar
Husband of
Margaret Annie Nicholas (Cooper) Edgar
— married
1929 in Victoria, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 74
in Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Nov 2016
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Biography
Hector Edgar CB CBE is Notable.
Hector Edgar CB CBE was born in Victoria, Australia
Lieutenant General Hector Geoffrey Edgar CB CBE was born on 31st October 1903 in Mount Korong, Victoria, Australia. He was the younger son of Thomas George Edgar and Bessie Trotman. [1]
Hector entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon, after completing his formal schooling. He graduated as a Lieutenant. [2]
In 1929, Hector married Margaret Cooper in Victoria. [3]
Hector Edgar CB CBE is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Australian Army c1923-1963
retired as Lieutenant General
Served in the Australian Army c1923-1963
retired as Lieutenant General
He volunteered for overseas service on 17th April 1942 by transferring from the militia to the Second Australian Imperial Force. [4]
After the war, he was involved in the planning for the Long Range Weapons Establishment in the late 1940s; and served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1954–58), General Officer Commanding (GOC) Southern Command (1958–60), and GOC Eastern Command (1960–63). He retired from the army on 31st October 1963, his sixtieth birthday, as a Lieutenant General. Hector's older brother, Cedric, also made a career of the Australian Army, retiring as a Major General. [2]
He passed away in 1978, aged 75 years, at Balwyn, Victoria. [5]
Sources
- ↑ Victoria Birth Index 1903: 27613,M,Edgar,Hector Geoffrey,Thomas George,Trotman Bessie,Mt Korong,
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wikipedia profile: Hector Edgar; accessed 25 May 2020
- ↑ Victoria Marriage registration 1929: 11625,,Cooper,Margaret Annie Nicholas,Edgar,Hecotr Geoffrey,, 1929: 11625,,Cooper,Margaret Annie Nicholas,Edgar,Hector Groffrey,, 1929: 11625,,Edgar,Hecotr Geoffrey,Cooper,Margaret Annie Nicholas,, 1929: 11625,,Edgar,Hector Groffrey,Cooper,Margaret Annie Nicholas,,
- ↑ Australian_War_Memorial_Nominal_Roll:_VX85015+Hector_Edgar; accessed 19 Jun 2018
- ↑ Victoria Death registration 1978,28974,,Edgar,Hector Geoffrey,Thomas,Trottman Bessie,Balw,75,
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