John Lavarack

Lieutenant General
Sir John Lavarack
KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO
Lieutenant General Sir John Lavarack KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO
16th Governor of Queensland
	In office; 1 October 1946 – September 1957
Monarchs	George VI ; Elizabeth II
Premier	Ned Hanlon ; Vince Gair ; Sir Frank Nicklin
Preceded by	Sir Leslie Wilson
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Abel Smith
Personal details
Born	19 December 1885; Kangaroo Point, Queensland
Died	4 December 1957 (aged 71); Buderim, Queensland
Spouse	Sybil Nevett Ochiltree
Children	John Ochiltree Lavarack, Peter Lavarack, James Wallace Lavarack (co-discoverer of the Gulf snapping turtle)
Profession	Soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1905–1946
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	First Army (1942–44); I Corps (1941–42); 7th Division (1940–41); Southern Command (1939–40); 3rd Military District (1939–40); Chief of the General Staff (1935–39); Royal Military College, Duntroon (1933–35)
Battles/wars	First World War Balkans Campaign; Western Front Battle of the Somme; Battle of Pozières; Battle of Amiens; Battle of Hamel; ; ; Second World War North African Campaign Siege of Tobruk; ; Syria-Lebanon Campaign; ;
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George; Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches (4); Croix de guerre (France)

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Lieutenant General Sir John Dudley Lavarack, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO (19 December 1885 – 4 December 1957) was an Australian Army officer who was the first Australian-born Governor of Queensland, serving from 1 October 1946 to 4 December 1957.