Leslie Beavis

Leslie Ellis Beavis
Major General Leslie Beavis, August 1942
Born(1895-01-25)25 January 1895
Died27 September 1975(1975-09-27) (aged 80)
AllegianceAustralia
BranchAustralian Army
Service years1913–1952
RankMajor General
Service numberVX12396
Commands53rd Battery, 14th Field Artillery Brigade (1917–18)
12th Battery, 4th Field Artillery Brigade (1916)
Conflicts
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Other workAustralian High Commissioner to Pakistan (1952–54)

Major General Leslie Ellis Beavis, CB, CBE, DSO (25 January 1895 – 27 September 1975) was a soldier in the Australian Army, who served in the First World War and was a general during the Second World War. He later served as Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan.