Francis Derham | |
Birth Date: | 15 May 1885 |
Birth Place: | Camberwell, Victoria |
Death Place: | East Melbourne, Victoria |
Allegiance: | Australia |
Branch: | Citizens Military Force |
Serviceyears: | 1907–1943 |
Rank: | Major General |
Commands: | 1st Division (1942–43) 4th Division (1940–42) 2nd Infantry Brigade (1933–39) 3rd Divisional Artillery (1927–33) 2nd Medium Artillery Brigade (1925–27) 2nd Field Artillery Brigade (1921–23) 8th Field Artillery Brigade (1920–21) 14th Field Artillery Brigade (1917–19) 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column (1917) 9th Field Artillery Brigade (1916–17) 23rd Battery, 8th Field Artillery Brigade (1915) |
Battles: | First World War Second World War |
Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (4) Croix de Guerre (France) |
Relations: | Enid Derham (sister) Frederick Derham (uncle) Richard Hodgson (uncle) Sir David Derham (nephew) |
Major General Francis Plumley Derham, (15 May 1885 – 22 October 1957) was an Australian solicitor and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[1]
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