where was he born?
Frankston, Victoria
Vernon Sturdee
Vernon Ashton Hobart Sturdee was born in Frankston, Victoria, o
what is vernon sturdee? An Australian Army commander who served two terms as Chief of the General Staff
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Vernon Sturdee [SEP] Education and early life
Vernon Ashton Hobart Sturdee was born in Frankston, Victoria, on 16 April 1890, the son of Alfred Hobart Sturdee and his wife Laura Isabell, née Merrett. Alfred Sturdee, a medical practitioner from England, came from a prominent naval family and was the brother of Doveton Sturdee, who later became an admiral of the fleet. Alfred emigrated to Australia in the 1880s, travelling as a ship's doctor. He served in the Boer War, where he was mentioned in despatches after he rode under fire to a donga near the enemy's position to aid wounded men. Re-enlisting in the Australian Army Medical Corps as a captain in January 1905, he was promoted to major in August 1908 and lieutenant colonel in December 1912.