McCAY, JAMES WHITESIDE
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McCAY
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JAMES WHITESIDE
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J.W
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Sir
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Jim
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Survived WWI
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McCAY J.W : Teacher 1883 - Toorak Grammar School @ Toorak [ VIC Australia ]McCAY J.W : Principal 1885 - Castlemaine Grammar School @ Castlemaine [ VIC Australia ]McCAY J.W : Member of Parliament 1895 - 1900 @ Melbourne [ VIC Australia ]McCAY J.W : Solicitor 1897 - @ Castlemaine [ VIC Australia ]McCAY J.W : Member of Parliament 1 Mar 1901 - 1906 Victorian GovernmentMcCAY J.W : Solicitor 1905 - @ Melbourne [ VIC Australia ]McCAY J.W : Colonel 6 Dec 1907 - Australian Intelligence CorpsMcCAY J.W : Business Advisor 1919 - 1922 Commonwealth Government of Australia
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McCAY, JAMES WHITESIDE. 1881.
S.C.; Ormond; M.A., LL.M.; 1877 S.S. Exhibition; 1881 Classical Exhibition at Matric., and divided Exhibition in Maths.; Exhibition in Classics 1st year Arts, and in 2nd year Arts (divided); 1893 1st class and Exhibition 1st year Law; 1895 first class, Final Scholarship, and Supreme Court Prize; called to bar; 1895 M.L.A. for Castlemaine, re-elected 1897; 1899 Minister of Customs and Education; 1901-6 M.H.R. Corinella, Vic.; 1904- 5 Minister of State for Defence; 1886 Lieut. Vic. Infantry; 1896 Major; 1900-7 Lieut.-Col. commanding btn.; 1907-13 Colonel commanding Aust. Intelligence Corps, C.M.F.; awarded V.D. 1907; 4th-11th Augusl 1914 Chief Censor for Australia.
15.8.14 Colonel, commanding 2nd Inf. Bde. Egypt, Anz::ic landing , 25.4.15; battle of Krithia 8.5.15; wounded and to hospital at Alexandria; returned to Gallipoli 8.6.15; Brig. -General July 1915; disabled 11.7.15, invalided home, and reached Australia 11.11.15; 28.11.15 Temp. Major-General, Inspector-General A.I.F. Australia; 22.2.16 re-embarked as Major - General commanding 5th Div.; Egypt and France (Armentieres, Fromelles, Somme); 16.12.16 invalided to England; 1.5.17 to 10.3.19 G.O.C., A.I.F. Training Depots in U.K.; 1915 C.B., Commandeur Legion d' H onneur; 1918 K.C.M.G.; 1919 K.B.E.; Despatches 12.6.15 and 26.8.15 (Gallipoli), 1.7.16 (Egypt), 13.11.16 (France), 12.2.18 (England). Demob. 19.8.19; Major-General C.M.F. January 1920.
S.C.; Ormond; M.A., LL.M.; 1877 S.S. Exhibition; 1881 Classical Exhibition at Matric., and divided Exhibition in Maths.; Exhibition in Classics 1st year Arts, and in 2nd year Arts (divided); 1893 1st class and Exhibition 1st year Law; 1895 first class, Final Scholarship, and Supreme Court Prize; called to bar; 1895 M.L.A. for Castlemaine, re-elected 1897; 1899 Minister of Customs and Education; 1901-6 M.H.R. Corinella, Vic.; 1904- 5 Minister of State for Defence; 1886 Lieut. Vic. Infantry; 1896 Major; 1900-7 Lieut.-Col. commanding btn.; 1907-13 Colonel commanding Aust. Intelligence Corps, C.M.F.; awarded V.D. 1907; 4th-11th Augusl 1914 Chief Censor for Australia.
15.8.14 Colonel, commanding 2nd Inf. Bde. Egypt, Anz::ic landing , 25.4.15; battle of Krithia 8.5.15; wounded and to hospital at Alexandria; returned to Gallipoli 8.6.15; Brig. -General July 1915; disabled 11.7.15, invalided home, and reached Australia 11.11.15; 28.11.15 Temp. Major-General, Inspector-General A.I.F. Australia; 22.2.16 re-embarked as Major - General commanding 5th Div.; Egypt and France (Armentieres, Fromelles, Somme); 16.12.16 invalided to England; 1.5.17 to 10.3.19 G.O.C., A.I.F. Training Depots in U.K.; 1915 C.B., Commandeur Legion d' H onneur; 1918 K.C.M.G.; 1919 K.B.E.; Despatches 12.6.15 and 26.8.15 (Gallipoli), 1.7.16 (Egypt), 13.11.16 (France), 12.2.18 (England). Demob. 19.8.19; Major-General C.M.F. January 1920.
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1881
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In 1885 he purchased Castlemaine Grammar School and acted as its Principal.
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