Leslie Morshead

Sir Leslie Morshead
Nickname(s)	Ming Ming the Merciless Morshead the Great The Holy Terror
Born	18 September 1889 Ballarat, Victoria, British Empire (present-day Australia)
Died	26 September 1959 Sydney, Australia
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1913–1946
Rank	Lieutenant general
Service number	NX8
Commands held	I Corps (1944–45) Second Army (1944) New Guinea Force (1944) II Corps (1943) 9th Infantry Division (1941–43) 18th Infantry Brigade (1939–41) 5th Infantry Brigade (1937–39) 15th Infantry Brigade (1934–36) 14th Infantry Brigade (1933) 36th Infantry Battalion (1926–31) 19th Infantry Battalion (1921–25) 33rd Infantry Battalion (1916–19)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli campaign Landing at Anzac Cove Battle of Lone Pine Battle of Messines Battle of Passchendaele German spring offensive Hundred Days Offensive Second World War Siege of Tobruk First Battle of El Alamein Second Battle of El Alamein New Guinea campaign Borneo campaign
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (8) Legion of Honour (France) Virtuti Militari (Polish government-in-exile Medal of Freedom (United States
Spouse(s)	Myrtle Morshead (m. 1921)
Children	Elizabeth
Other work	Schoolteacher, farmer, manager of the Orient Steam Navigation Company, businessman, member of the New Guard

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Sir Leslie James Morshead, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED, Knight of the Legion of Honour (18 September 1889 – 26 September 1959) was a Australian soldier, farmer, schoolteacher, manager, fascist paramilitary member, and distinguished military officer who participated in both world wars. Morshead was the commander of the 9th Australian Division during the siege of Tobruk (1941) and the Second Battle of El Alamein (1942), achieving major victories against Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps.