John Lavarack

Lieutenant General Sir John Lavarack KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO
16th Governor of Queensland
In office 1 October 1946 – September 1957
Monarchs	George VI Elizabeth II
Premier	Ned Hanlon Vince Gair Sir Frank Nicklin
Preceded by	Sir Leslie Wilson
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Abel Smith
Personal details
Born	(1885-12-19)19 December 1885 Kangaroo Point, Queensland
Died	4 December 1957(1957-12-04) (aged 71) Buderim, Queensland
Spouse	Sybil Nevett Ochiltree
Children	John Ochiltree Lavarack, Peter Lavarack, James Wallace Lavarack (co-discoverer of the Gulf snapping turtle)[1]
Profession	Soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1905–1946
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	First Army (1942–44) I Corps (1941–42) 7th Division (1940–41) Southern Command (1939–40) 3rd Military District (1939–40) Chief of the General Staff (1935–39) Royal Military College, Duntroon (1933–35)
Battles/wars	First World War Western Front Balkans Campaign Battle of the Somme Battle of Pozières Battle of Amiens Battle of Hamel Second World War North African Campaign Siege of Tobruk Syria-Lebanon Campaign
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (4) Croix de guerre (France)

Lieutenant General Sir John Dudley Lavarack, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO (19 December 1885 – 4 December 1957) was an Australian Army officer who was Governor of Queensland from 1 October 1946 to 4 December 1957, the first Australian-born governor of that state.^[2]