George Macarthur-Onslow

Brigadier General George MacLeay Macarthur-Onslow, CMG, DSO, VD (2 May 1875 – 12 September 1931) was an Australian grazier and army officer who commanded light horse units during the First World War.

George Macarthur-Onslow
CMG, DSO, VD
Chairman of Wollondilly Shire Council
In office
15 June 1906  3 December 1906
1st Shire President of Wollondilly
In office
3 December 1906  11 January 1907
Succeeded byJohn Edward Moore
In office
10 December 1926  12 September 1931
Preceded byEdgar Henry Kirk Downes
Succeeded byGeorge Joseph Spearing
Personal details
Born(1875-05-02)2 May 1875
Camden, Colony of New South Wales
Died12 September 1931(1931-09-12) (aged 56)
Camden, New South Wales, Australia
AwardsCMG, DSO, Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Commander of the Order of the Nile (Egypt)
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1895–1931
RankBrigadier General
Commands1st Cavalry Division (1927–31)
5th Light Horse Brigade (1918)
7th Light Horse Regiment (1915–18)
9th Light Horse Regiment (1912–14)
Battles/warsFirst World War
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