Hugh Wrigley | |
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 Wrigley in 1940 | |
| Born | 1 December 1891 Scarsdale, Victoria |
| Died | 3 June 1980 (aged 88) Caringbah, New South Wales |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service | Australian Army British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1922 1933–1936 1939–1946 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | VX171 |
| Commands | 33rd Brigade (1945–46) 3rd Australian Prisoner of War Reception Group (1945) 1st Australian Base Sub-Area (1944–45) 2nd Australian Base Sub-Area (1944) 20th Brigade (1942) 2/6th Battalion (1941–42) 2/5th Battalion (1940–41) |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches |
Brigadier Hugh Wrigley, CBE, MC, ED[1] (1 December 1891 – 3 June 1980) was a senior officer of the Australian Army who served in the First and Second World Wars. He also served with the Indian Army between 1917 and 1922.[2] After returning to Australia in 1922, Wrigley worked as an oil company representative in New South Wales and Victoria and served in the Citizens Military Force. During the Second World War he volunteered for overseas service and fought in Greece, where he commanded the 2/6th Battalion. In North Africa, Wrigley commanded the 20th Brigade, leading them during the Second Battle of El Alamein. Later in the war he commanded the 33rd Brigade in the Netherlands East Indies where he took responsibility for overseeing the repatriation of a large number of Australian and British personnel. After the war, Wrigley worked as a public servant in the area of trade and commerce, serving in a number of overseas posts. He died in 1980 at the age of 88.