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- James_Whiteside_McCay abstract "Lieutenant General Sir James Whiteside McCay KCMG, KBE, CB, VD (21 December 1864 – 1 October 1930) was an Australian general and politician.A graduate of the University of Melbourne, where he earned Master of Arts and Master of Laws degrees, McCay established a successful legal practice, McCay & Thwaites. He was a member of the Victorian Parliament for Castlemaine from 1895 to 1899, where he was a champion of women's suffrage and federation. He lost his seat in 1899 but became a member of the first Australian Federal Parliament in 1901. He was Minister for Defence from 1904 to 1905, during which he implemented long-lasting reforms, including the creation of the Military Board.As a soldier, McCay commanded the 2nd Infantry Brigade in the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, during the Gallipoli Campaign of the Great War. He was later wounded in the Second Battle of Krithia and invalided to Australia, but returned to command the 5th Division, which he led in the Battle of Fromelles in 1916, dubbed "the worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history." His failures in difficult military operations made him a controversial figure who earned the disfavour of his superiors, while his efforts to succeed in the face of insurmountable obstacles earned him the odium of troops under his command, who blamed him for high casualties. In the latter part of the war he commanded the AIF Depots in the United Kingdom.After the war, McCay resumed his old job as Deputy Chairman of the State Bank of Victoria and also served on a panel that deliberated on the future structure of the Army. He was chairman of the Fair Profits Commission, the War Service Homes Scheme of the Repatriation Commission, and the Repatriation Commission's Disposals Board. He commanded the Special Constabulary Force during the 1923 Victorian Police strike.".
- James_Whiteside_McCay activeYearsEndDate "1905-07-02".
- James_Whiteside_McCay activeYearsEndDate "1906-12-12".
- James_Whiteside_McCay activeYearsStartDate "1901-03-29".
- James_Whiteside_McCay activeYearsStartDate "1904-08-18".
- James_Whiteside_McCay almaMater University_of_Melbourne.
- James_Whiteside_McCay award Legion_of_Honour.
- James_Whiteside_McCay award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- James_Whiteside_McCay award Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George.
- James_Whiteside_McCay award Order_of_the_Bath.
- James_Whiteside_McCay award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- James_Whiteside_McCay battle Battle_of_Fromelles.
- James_Whiteside_McCay battle Battle_of_the_Somme.
- James_Whiteside_McCay battle Landing_at_Anzac_Cove.
- James_Whiteside_McCay battle Second_Battle_of_Krithia.
- James_Whiteside_McCay battle World_War_I.
- James_Whiteside_McCay birthDate "1864-12-21".
- James_Whiteside_McCay birthPlace Ballynure.
- James_Whiteside_McCay birthPlace County_Antrim.
- James_Whiteside_McCay birthYear "1864".
- James_Whiteside_McCay country Australia.
- James_Whiteside_McCay deathDate "1930-10-01".
- James_Whiteside_McCay deathPlace Australia.
- James_Whiteside_McCay deathPlace Melbourne.
- James_Whiteside_McCay deathPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- James_Whiteside_McCay deathYear "1930".
- James_Whiteside_McCay militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- James_Whiteside_McCay militaryCommand "2nd Infantry Brigade".
- James_Whiteside_McCay militaryCommand "5th Division".
- James_Whiteside_McCay militaryCommand "AIF Depots in the United Kingdom".
- James_Whiteside_McCay militaryRank Lieutenant_general_(Australia).
- James_Whiteside_McCay monarch Edward_VII.
- James_Whiteside_McCay occupation Solicitor.
- James_Whiteside_McCay orderInOffice "Minister for Defence".
- James_Whiteside_McCay party Protectionist_Party.
- James_Whiteside_McCay primeMinister George_Reid_(Australian_politician).
- James_Whiteside_McCay region Division_of_Corinella_(1901%E2%80%9306).
- James_Whiteside_McCay religion Presbyterian_Church_of_Australia.
- James_Whiteside_McCay serviceEndYear "1926".
- James_Whiteside_McCay serviceStartYear "1884".
- James_Whiteside_McCay successor Thomas_Playford_II.
- James_Whiteside_McCay termPeriod James_Whiteside_McCay__1.
- James_Whiteside_McCay termPeriod James_Whiteside_McCay__2.
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- James_Whiteside_McCay after Thomas_Playford_II.
- James_Whiteside_McCay almaMater University_of_Melbourne.
- James_Whiteside_McCay alt "Head and shoulders portrait of a man with a moustache in a suit and tie with a high collar.".
- James_Whiteside_McCay awards Légion_d'honneur.
- James_Whiteside_McCay awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- James_Whiteside_McCay awards Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George.
- James_Whiteside_McCay awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- James_Whiteside_McCay awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- James_Whiteside_McCay battles Battle_of_Fromelles.
- James_Whiteside_McCay battles Battle_of_the_Somme.
- James_Whiteside_McCay battles Landing_at_Anzac_Cove.
- James_Whiteside_McCay battles Second_Battle_of_Krithia.
- James_Whiteside_McCay battles World_War_I.
- James_Whiteside_McCay before Anderson_Dawson.
- James_Whiteside_McCay birthDate "1864-12-21".
- James_Whiteside_McCay birthPlace "Ballynure, County Antrim, Ireland".
- James_Whiteside_McCay branch Australian_Army.
- James_Whiteside_McCay children "Beatrix Waring McCay".
- James_Whiteside_McCay children "Margaret Mary McCay".
- James_Whiteside_McCay commands "2".
- James_Whiteside_McCay commands "5".
- James_Whiteside_McCay commands "AIF Depots in the United Kingdom".
- James_Whiteside_McCay constituencyMp Division_of_Corinella_(1901%E2%80%9306).
- James_Whiteside_McCay dateOfBirth "1864-12-21".
- James_Whiteside_McCay dateOfDeath "1930-10-01".
- James_Whiteside_McCay deathDate "1930-10-01".
- James_Whiteside_McCay deathPlace "Melbourne, Victoria, Australia".
- James_Whiteside_McCay hasPhotoCollection James_Whiteside_McCay.
- James_Whiteside_McCay honorificPrefix The_Honourable.
- James_Whiteside_McCay honorificSuffix Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George.
- James_Whiteside_McCay honorificSuffix Order_of_the_Bath.
- James_Whiteside_McCay honorificSuffix Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- James_Whiteside_McCay honorificSuffix Volunteer_Officers'_Decoration.
- James_Whiteside_McCay monarch Edward_VII.
- James_Whiteside_McCay name "McCay, James Whiteside".
- James_Whiteside_McCay name "Sir James McCay".
- James_Whiteside_McCay nationality "Australian".
- James_Whiteside_McCay occupation "Solicitor".
- James_Whiteside_McCay order Minister_for_Defence_(Australia).
- James_Whiteside_McCay parliament "Australian".
- James_Whiteside_McCay party Protectionist_Party.
- James_Whiteside_McCay placeOfBirth "Ballynure, Ireland".
- James_Whiteside_McCay placeOfDeath "Melbourne, Australia".
- James_Whiteside_McCay predecessor Anderson_Dawson.
- James_Whiteside_McCay predecessor "New seat".
- James_Whiteside_McCay primeminister George_Reid_(Australian_politician).