Ivan Dougherty

Sir Ivan Noel Dougherty
Sir Ivan Noel Dougherty
	Brigadier Ivan Dougherty, Commander 21st Brigade (centre), with Major L. E. Walcott and Captain H. M. Hamilton (right) in December 1944
Nickname(s)	Doc
Born	6 April 1907; Leadville, New South Wales
Died	4 March 1998 (aged 90); Sydney, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1927–1957
Rank	Major General
Service number	NX148
Commands held	2nd Division (1952–54); 8th Brigade (1948–52); 21st Brigade (1942–45); 23rd Brigade (1942); 2/4th Battalion (1940–42); 33rd Battalion (1938–39)
Battles/wars	Second World War Western Desert Campaign; Battle of Greece; Battle of Crete; Battle of Buna-Gona; Finisterre Range campaign; Battle of Morotai; Borneo Campaign;
Awards	Knight Bachelor; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Order & Bar; Efficiency Decoration; Mentioned in Despatches (3)
Other work	Director of the New South Wales State Emergency Service; Deputy Chancellor of the University of Sydney

Major General Sir Ivan Noel Dougherty, CBE, DSO & Bar, ED (6 April 1907 – 4 March 1998) was an Australian Army officer during the Second World War and early Cold War period.

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