David Whitehead (soldier)

David Adie Whitehead
David Adie Whitehead
	Whitehead (right) with General Sir Thomas Blamey on Tarakan, 8 May 1945
Nickname(s)	"Torpy"
Born	30 September 1896; Leith, Scotland
Died	23 October 1992 (aged 96); Kew, Australia
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1913–1954
Rank	Brigadier
Service number	NX376
Commands held	2nd Armoured Brigade (1947–52); 26th Brigade (1942–45); 2/32nd Battalion (1942); 2/2nd Machine Gun Battalion (1940–42); 1st Machine Gun Regiment (1937–40)
Battles/wars	First World War Western Front; Second World War North African Campaign Second Battle of El Alamein; ; South West Pacific Theatre Salamaua-Lae campaign; Huon Peninsula campaign; Battle of Tarakan; ;
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Order & Bar; Military Cross; Efficiency Decoration; Mentioned in Despatches (3); Croix de guerre (France)
Other work	Combustion engineer, manager, member of the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission

Brigadier David Adie Whitehead, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC, ED (30 September 1896 – 23 October 1992) was an Australian Army officer who fought in both First and Second World Wars.

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