Robert Nimmo
Lieutenant General Robert Harold Nimmo, CBE (22 November 1893 – 4 January 1966) was a senior Australian Army officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars.
Robert Harold Nimmo | |
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.jpg.webp) Brigadier Robert Nimmo in 1945 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Putt" |
| Born | 22 November 1893 Einasleigh, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 4 January 1966 (aged 72) Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/ | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1912–1950 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (1952–66) Northern Command (1946–50) 1st Military District (1946–50) 34th Infantry Brigade (1945–46) 4th Australian Base Area (1945) Northern Territory Force (1944–45) 1st Motor Brigade (1942–43) 1st Armoured Brigade (1942, 1943) 4th Cavalry Brigade (1942) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
Nimmo also acted as chief military observer to the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan from 1950 until his death in 1966. Nimmo died in his sleep, of a heart attack, on 4 January 1966 at Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and was buried in the Anzac section of Mount Gravatt cemetery, Brisbane, with full military and U.N. honours; senior representatives of both India and Pakistan attended his funeral. His wife and their son and daughter, and the daughter of his first marriage, survived him.[1]
References
- James, Neil; Londey, Peter (2005). "Nimmo, Robert Harold (1893–1966)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Supplementary volume. Melbourne University Press. pp. 303–304.
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| Preceded by Major General Arthur Allen |
General Officer Commanding Northern Territory Force (Acting) 1944–1945 |
Succeeded by Major General John Murray |
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