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- Leslie_Morshead abstract "Lieutenant General Sir Leslie James Morshead KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED (18 September 1889 – 26 September 1959) was an Australian soldier, teacher, businessman, and farmer, whose distinguished military career spanned both world wars. Most notably, during World War II, he led the Australian and British troops at the Siege of Tobruk (1941) and at the Second Battle of El Alamein (1942), achieving decisive victories over Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. A strict and demanding officer, his soldiers nicknamed him "Ming the Merciless," later simply "Ming," after the villain in the Flash Gordon comics.When the First World War broke out in August 1914, Morshead resigned his teaching position and his commission in the Cadet Corps to travel to Sydney and enlist as a private in the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the First Australian Imperial Force. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in September. He landed at Anzac on 25 April 1915, and his battalion made the farthest advance of any Australian unit that day. Invalided to Australia, he became commander of the 33rd Infantry Battalion, which he led on the Western Front at Messines, Passchendaele, Villers-Bretonneux, and Amiens.Between the wars he made a successful business career with the Orient Steam Navigation Company, and remained active in the part-time Militia, commanding battalions and brigades. In 1939, he was appointed to command the 18th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division in the Second Australian Imperial Force. In 1941, he became commander of the 9th Division, which he led in the Siege of Tobruk and the Second Battle of El Alamein. He returned to Australia in 1943, where he was appointed to command the II Corps, which he led during the New Guinea campaign. In 1945, he commanded the I Corps in the Borneo campaign.".
- Leslie_Morshead alias "Morshead, Sir Leslie James".
- Leslie_Morshead allegiance "Australia".
- Leslie_Morshead award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Leslie_Morshead award Efficiency_Decoration.
- Leslie_Morshead award Legion_of_Honour.
- Leslie_Morshead award Medal_of_Freedom.
- Leslie_Morshead award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Leslie_Morshead award Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George.
- Leslie_Morshead award Order_of_the_Bath.
- Leslie_Morshead award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Leslie_Morshead award Virtuti_Militari.
- Leslie_Morshead battle Battle_of_Messines_(1917).
- Leslie_Morshead battle Battle_of_Passchendaele.
- Leslie_Morshead battle Borneo_campaign_(1945).
- Leslie_Morshead battle First_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Leslie_Morshead battle Gallipoli_Campaign.
- Leslie_Morshead battle Hundred_Days_Offensive.
- Leslie_Morshead battle New_Guinea_campaign.
- Leslie_Morshead battle Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Leslie_Morshead battle Siege_of_Tobruk.
- Leslie_Morshead battle Spring_Offensive.
- Leslie_Morshead battle World_War_I.
- Leslie_Morshead battle World_War_II.
- Leslie_Morshead birthDate "1889-09-18".
- Leslie_Morshead birthPlace Australia.
- Leslie_Morshead birthPlace Ballarat.
- Leslie_Morshead birthPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- Leslie_Morshead birthYear "1889".
- Leslie_Morshead deathDate "1959-09-26".
- Leslie_Morshead deathPlace New_South_Wales.
- Leslie_Morshead deathPlace Sydney.
- Leslie_Morshead deathYear "1959".
- Leslie_Morshead militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- Leslie_Morshead militaryCommand "15th Infantry Brigade".
- Leslie_Morshead militaryCommand "18th Infantry Brigade".
- Leslie_Morshead militaryCommand "19th Infantry Battalion".
- Leslie_Morshead militaryCommand "33rd Infantry Battalion".
- Leslie_Morshead militaryCommand "36th Infantry Battalion".
- Leslie_Morshead militaryCommand "5th Infantry Brigade".
- Leslie_Morshead militaryCommand "9th Division".
- Leslie_Morshead militaryCommand "I Corps".
- Leslie_Morshead militaryCommand "II Corps".
- Leslie_Morshead militaryCommand "New Guinea Force".
- Leslie_Morshead militaryCommand "Second Army".
- Leslie_Morshead occupation Orient_Steam_Navigation_Company.
- Leslie_Morshead serviceEndYear "1946".
- Leslie_Morshead serviceNumber "NX8".
- Leslie_Morshead serviceStartYear "1913".
- Leslie_Morshead thumbnail Morshead_(AWM_009517).jpg?width=300.
- Leslie_Morshead viafId "62475471".
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- Leslie_Morshead wikiPageRevisionID "628987197".
- Leslie_Morshead after "Formation inactivated".
- Leslie_Morshead after "Lieutenant General Frank Berryman".
- Leslie_Morshead after "Major General Herbert William Lloyd".
- Leslie_Morshead allegiance "Australia".
- Leslie_Morshead alternativeNames "Morshead, Sir Leslie James".
- Leslie_Morshead awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Leslie_Morshead awards Efficiency_Decoration.
- Leslie_Morshead awards Legion_of_Honour.
- Leslie_Morshead awards Medal_of_Freedom.
- Leslie_Morshead awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Leslie_Morshead awards Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George.
- Leslie_Morshead awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- Leslie_Morshead awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Leslie_Morshead awards Virtuti_Militari.
- Leslie_Morshead battles Battle_of_Messines_(1917).
- Leslie_Morshead battles Battle_of_Passchendaele.
- Leslie_Morshead battles Borneo_campaign_(1945).
- Leslie_Morshead battles First_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Leslie_Morshead battles Gallipoli_Campaign.
- Leslie_Morshead battles Hundred_Days_Offensive.
- Leslie_Morshead battles New_Guinea_campaign.
- Leslie_Morshead battles Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Leslie_Morshead battles Siege_of_Tobruk.
- Leslie_Morshead battles Spring_Offensive.
- Leslie_Morshead battles World_War_I.
- Leslie_Morshead battles World_War_II.
- Leslie_Morshead before "Lieutenant General Edmund Herring".
- Leslie_Morshead before "Lieutenant General Frank Berryman".
- Leslie_Morshead before "Lieutenant General Sir Iven Giffard Mackay".
- Leslie_Morshead birthPlace Ballarat.
- Leslie_Morshead birthPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- Leslie_Morshead branch "25".
- Leslie_Morshead caption "Leslie Morshead in 1941".
- Leslie_Morshead commands II_Corps_(Australia).
- Leslie_Morshead commands I_Corps_(Australia).
- Leslie_Morshead commands New_Guinea_Force.
- Leslie_Morshead commands Second_Army_(Australia).
- Leslie_Morshead commands "15".
- Leslie_Morshead commands "18".
- Leslie_Morshead commands "19".
- Leslie_Morshead commands "33".