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Source: Australian War Memorial
Leslie Morshead Leslie Morshead i(A61948 works by) (a.k.a. Sir Leslie Morshead)
Born: Established: 18 Sep 1889 Ballarat, Ballarat area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 26 Sep 1959
Gender: Male
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Leslie Morshead was an Australian soldier, teacher, businessman, and farmer, with a distinguished military career that spanned both world wars. During the Second World War he commanded the Australian and British troops at the Siege of Tobruk and at the Second Battle of El Alamein, achieving decisive victories over Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps.

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