Robert Wordsworth
Robert Wordsworth | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Tasmania | |
| In office 22 February 1950 – 30 June 1959 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1894 Collarenebri, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 22 November 1984 (aged 90) Longford, Tasmania, Australia |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Margaret Ross-Reynolds
(m. 1928) |
| Relations | David Wordsworth (son) |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1947 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
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Major-General Robert Hurley Wordsworth CB CBE (21 July 1894 – 22 November 1984) was an Australian military officer and politician. He served with the Australian Army during World War I before transferring to the British Indian Army in 1917. He commanded units in India and Persia during World War II before returning to Australia in 1947. He subsequently served as a Senator for Tasmania from 1950 to 1959, representing the Liberal Party, and as administrator of Norfolk Island from 1962 to 1964.