Leslie Morshead
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Lieutenant General Sir Leslie James Morshead, was an Australian soldier, teacher, businessman, and farmer, whose military career spanned both world wars. During the Second World War, he led the Austra
Leslie Morshead in 1941
Morshead (right) at Lone Pine after the Battle of Lone Pine
Morshead as a lieutenant colonel in the AIF.
Group of staff officers of the 2nd Division at Victoria Barracks, Paddington, January 1937. Sat on the extreme left in the front row is Colonel Leslie Morshead.
Siege of Tobruk
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The siege of Tobruk took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign of the Second World War. An Allied force, consisting mostly of the 9th Australian Division, com
Leslie Morshead
…businessman, and farmer, whose military career spanned both world wars. During the Second World War, he led the Australian and British troops at the Siege of Tobruk (1941) and at the Second Battle of El Alamein, achieving decisive victories over Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. His soldiers nicknamed him "Ming the…
Soldiers of the victorious Allied armies (from left to right): Polish, British, Indian, Australian, and Czechoslovak
Australian troops occupy a front line position at Tobruk
One of many Italian convoys heading towards North Africa
Italian troops and arms on their way to Tobruk 1941