James Gordon Legge | |
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Born | Hackney, London, England | 15 August 1863
Died | 18 September 1947 Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia | (aged 84)
Allegiance | Australia |
Service | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1885–1924 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Chief of the General Staff (1914–15, 1917–20) 2nd Division (1915–17) Australian Imperial Force (1915) 1st Division (1915) |
Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath[1] Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Despatches Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Danilo I (Montenegro)[2] Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Relations | Major General Stanley Legge (son) |
Other work | Farmer |
Lieutenant General James Gordon Legge, CB, CMG (15 August 1863 – 18 September 1947) was an Australian Army senior officer who served in the First World War and was the Chief of the General Staff, Australia's highest ranking army officer between 1914 and 1915 and again from 1917 to 1920. His son, Stanley Ferguson Legge, reached the rank of major general.