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MacKay, Iven Giffard

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World War I

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Portrait of MACKAY Iven Giffard AWM005058.JPG [149kB]

Family name

MacKay

Given name(s)

Iven Giffard

Initials

I.G.

Honorific

Sir

Gender

Male

Early education

MacKay, I.G. : Grafton Public SchoolMacKay, I.G. : Newington College, 1897

Tertiary education

MacKay I.G. : Science.Physics, University of CambridgeMacKay I.G. : Arts.B.A., 1904, University of Sydney

Combined start dates

1902

University role

Lecturer in Physics

Education notes

Opening batsman for uni cricket team,won Blues for rugby union & rowing

Birth

MacKay I.G. : Life.Birth 7 Apr 1882 - @ Grafton [ NSW Australia ]

Military service

MacKay I.G. :: Brigadier-General (Colonel) [ Egypt, Gallipoli, France ]MacKay I.G. : Military and health.Served: [ Gallipoli ] 25 Apr 1915MacKay I.G. : Military and health.Served: [ Egypt ] 1 Feb 1916MacKay I.G. : Military and health.Served: [ France ] 1 Mar 1916

Military awards

MacKay I.G. : Mentioned in DespatchesMacKay I.G. : D.S.O. 1 Jan 1917MacKay I.G. : C.M.G. 1918MacKay I.G. : V.D.MacKay I.G. : C.de G.MacKay I.G. : Bar 30 Jun 1917

Survived

Survived WWI

Occupations

MacKay I.G. : Student Advisor 1922 - 1932 University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]MacKay I.G. : Faculty Secretary 1925 - 1932 University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]MacKay I.G. : Army OfficerMacKay I.G. : Lecturer in Physics - University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]MacKay I.G. : Principal 1933 - 1940 Cranbrook School @ Cranbrook School [ Sydney, NSW Australia ]MacKay I.G. : Diplomat - @ India [ India ]

Other events

MacKay I.G. : Military and health.Enlisted 27 Aug 1914MacKay I.G. : Specific terms.Wounded 1 Aug 1915 - @ Lone Pine : Gallipoli [ Turkey ]MacKay I.G. : Military and health.Returned to Australia 1920

Death

MacKay I.G. : Death 30 Sep 1966 @ East Lindfield [ NSW Australia ]

PDF of book entry

MACKAY IVEN GIFFARD a.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 24832 ]MACKAY IVEN GIFFARD.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 17798 ]

OCRd book entry or other narrative

M.G., D.S.O. and Bar, V.D., C. de G., B.A., Lecturer in Physics : Brigadier-General (Colonel), 1st Infantry Brigade, A.I.F., Egypt, Gallipoli and France. Enlisting 27th August, 1914, served as captain and adjutant 4th Battn. till 4th October, when injured and evacuated to hospital. Sailing 22nd December as O.C. 1st Reinforcements 13th Battn., rejoined 4th in Egypt 28th February, 1915, and went with it to Anzac, being wounded at Lone Pine 7th August. Crossing to France in March, 1916, remained with battn. till 1st March, 1918, when placed in command of 1st Machine Gun Battn. and on 6th June appointed to command 1st Australian Infantry Brigade, retaining command until 4th April, 1920, after return to Australia. Promoted major, 14th July, 1915; lieutenant-colonel, 18th April, 1916; colonel (temporary brigadier-general), 6th June, 1918. Made a C.M.G. in 1918, awarded D.S.O. in January, 1917, and Bar* in June and Mentioned in Despatches twice. Faculty Secretary and Student Adviser 1925-32. President, The Union. A.M.F. : Major-General, Commander, 2nd Division, N.S.W. Early education at Grafton Public School and Newington College. Later at St. Andrew's; and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. While acting as Brigadier his prompt action and extreme resolution in repelling an enemy counter attack showed leadership of a very high order.

Later at - SYDNEY UNI ONLY

St Andrew's College, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, AustraliaEmmanuel College, Cambridge, England

USyd residential college

St. Andrew's College, University of Sydney

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Portrait of Iven Giffard Mackay [ jpg ]

Documents

0001.jpg [ scanned_images/MACKAY_Iven Giffard 1/ jpg 834973 ]0001.jpg [ scanned_images/MACKAY_Iven Giffard 2/ jpg 263071 ]

Parental occupation

Reverend

Visible notes

Opening batsman for uni cricket team,won Blues for rugby union & rowing