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Albert Fewtrell

Major General Albert Cecil Fewtrell, was an Australian railway engineer and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.

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Albert Fewtrell
Born(1885-03-12)12 March 1885
Chester, England1
Died16 October 1950(1950-10-16) (aged 65)
Sydney, Australia
AllegianceAustralia
Branch
Australian Army
Service years
1909–1943
Rank
Major General
CommandsNew South Wales Lines of Communication Area (1942–43)
1st Division (1940–41)
9th Infantry Brigade (1931–38)
Royal Engineers, 2nd Division (1926–31)
1st Field Artillery Brigade (1921–26)
7th Field Company (1919)
Anzac Light Railway Unit (1916–17)
4th Pioneer Battalion (1916)
Australian Mining Corps (1916)
5th Field Company (1914–15)
Conflicts
First World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath2
Distinguished Service Order3
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (2)

Major General Albert Cecil Fewtrell, CB, DSO, VD (12 March 1885 – 16 October 1950) was an Australian railway engineer and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.4

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  1. "Fewtrell, Albert Cecil". World War II Nominal Roll. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. "No. 34469". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1937. p. 4.
  3. "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1916. p. 19.
  4. "Obituary: Major General Albert Cecil Fewtrell, 1885–1950". Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 35 (4): 346–347. February 1951. doi:10.1680/IJOTI.1951.12765.