Robert Emmett Winning | |
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.jpg) Officers from the 1st/19th Infantry Battalion, 1932. Winning is in the back row, fifth from the left | |
| Born | 9 April 1906 Hurstville, Sydney |
| Died | 21 November 1971 (aged 65) Watsons Bay, Sydney |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1927–1946 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | NX44 |
| Commands | 13th Brigade 12th Brigade 3rd Brigade 2/8th Battalion |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches |
Brigadier Robert Emmett Winning, DSO, OBE, ED (9 April 1906 – 21 November 1971) was an Australian Army officer who commanded several units and formations during World War II. A pharmacist in civilian life, Winning was an officer in the part-time Militia during the inter-war years. He volunteered for overseas service with the Second Australian Imperial Force during World War II and fought in the Middle East, Greece and Crete in 1941. He commanded an infantry battalion in Syria on occupation duties, and in Australia, where he led the unit in a garrison role in the Northern Territory. He was promoted to brigadier in early 1943 and commanded several formations in Australia until assuming command of the 13th Brigade in the field, commanding the unit against the Japanese in the final stage of the New Britain campaign. In 1946, he returned to civilian life, working as a pharmacist. He died at the age of 65 after falling from a cliff at Watsons Bay.