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- Edward_Puttick abstract "Lieutenant General Sir Edward Puttick KCB, DSO & Bar, (26 June 1890 – 25 July 1976) was an officer who served with the New Zealand Military Forces during the First and Second World Wars. The first New Zealand-born soldier to reach the rank of lieutenant general, he was Chief of General Staff of the New Zealand Military Forces from 1941 to 1945.Born in 1890 in Timaru, Puttick served in the Territorial Force prior to the First World War. In August 1914 he was part of the Expeditionary Force that occupied German Samoa. He later served with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade during the Senussi Campaign and on the Western Front. He was commanding the 3rd Battalion of the brigade in March 1918 when he was wounded and later repatriated to New Zealand.Puttick joined the New Zealand Staff Corps in 1919 and held a number of command and staff positions for the next 20 years. During the Second World War, he commanded the 4th Infantry Brigade in the Battle of Greece, for which he was awarded a bar to the Distinguished Service Order he had won in the previous war. Following the Allied evacuation from Greece he commanded the 2nd New Zealand Division during the subsequent Battle of Crete. In September he returned to New Zealand as Chief of General Staff, New Zealand Military Forces, and served in this capacity until late 1945. He retired from the military the following year and died in 1976.".
- Edward_Puttick allegiance "New Zealand".
- Edward_Puttick award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Edward_Puttick award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Edward_Puttick award Order_of_the_Bath.
- Edward_Puttick battle Battle_of_Crete.
- Edward_Puttick battle Battle_of_Greece.
- Edward_Puttick battle Senussi_Campaign.
- Edward_Puttick battle Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- Edward_Puttick battle World_War_I.
- Edward_Puttick battle World_War_II.
- Edward_Puttick birthDate "1890-06-26".
- Edward_Puttick birthPlace Canterbury_Region.
- Edward_Puttick birthPlace New_Zealand.
- Edward_Puttick birthPlace Timaru.
- Edward_Puttick birthYear "1890".
- Edward_Puttick deathDate "1976-07-25".
- Edward_Puttick deathPlace Hamilton,_New_Zealand.
- Edward_Puttick deathYear "1976".
- Edward_Puttick militaryBranch New_Zealand_Army.
- Edward_Puttick militaryCommand "2nd New Zealand Division".
- Edward_Puttick militaryCommand "4th Infantry Brigade".
- Edward_Puttick militaryCommand "New Zealand Military Forces".
- Edward_Puttick restingPlace Wellington.
- Edward_Puttick serviceEndYear "1946".
- Edward_Puttick serviceStartYear "1911".
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- Edward_Puttick after "Major General Norman Weir".
- Edward_Puttick allegiance "New Zealand".
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- Edward_Puttick awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Edward_Puttick awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- Edward_Puttick battles "First World War *Senussi Campaign *Western Front Second World War *Battle of Greece *Battle of Crete *Home Front".
- Edward_Puttick before "Major General John Evelyn Duigan".
- Edward_Puttick birthDate "1890-06-26".
- Edward_Puttick birthPlace Timaru.
- Edward_Puttick branch "20".
- Edward_Puttick commands New_Zealand_Army.
- Edward_Puttick commands "2".
- Edward_Puttick commands "4".
- Edward_Puttick dateOfBirth "1890-06-26".
- Edward_Puttick dateOfDeath "1976-07-25".
- Edward_Puttick deathDate "1976-07-25".
- Edward_Puttick deathPlace Hamilton,_New_Zealand.
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- Edward_Puttick honorificPrefix "(Lieutenant General)".
- Edward_Puttick honorificSuffix "( KCB, DSO & Bar)".
- Edward_Puttick name "Puttick, Edward".
- Edward_Puttick name "Sir Edward Puttick".
- Edward_Puttick placeOfBirth "Timaru, Southern Canterbury, New Zealand".
- Edward_Puttick placeOfDeath Hamilton,_New_Zealand.
- Edward_Puttick placeofburial "Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand".
- Edward_Puttick rank Lieutenant_general.
- Edward_Puttick serviceyears "1911".
- Edward_Puttick shortDescription "Draughtsman, military leader".
- Edward_Puttick title "Chief of General Staff, New Zealand Military Forces".
- Edward_Puttick years "September 1941 – December 1945".
- Edward_Puttick description "Draughtsman, military leader".
- Edward_Puttick description "Draughtsman, military leader".
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- Edward_Puttick comment "Lieutenant General Sir Edward Puttick KCB, DSO & Bar, (26 June 1890 – 25 July 1976) was an officer who served with the New Zealand Military Forces during the First and Second World Wars. The first New Zealand-born soldier to reach the rank of lieutenant general, he was Chief of General Staff of the New Zealand Military Forces from 1941 to 1945.Born in 1890 in Timaru, Puttick served in the Territorial Force prior to the First World War.".
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