John Hardie (general)
Australian general
Major General John Leslie Hardie, (20 March 1882 – 21 July 1956) was an Australian general who served during First and Second World Wars. As a brigade major, Hardie earned the Distinguished Service Order and was later appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services as a deputy assistant adjutant general.
Early life
John Leslie Hardie was born on 20 March 1882 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. He was the eldest of six children born to John Hardie, a draper and Anne Hardie, née Reddall, an Englishwoman. He graduated from Hawthorn Secondary College and attended the University of Melbourne where he studied medicine. He did not complete his studies and instead joined the Australian Army. He married Lena Elizabeth Wentworth at the Holy Trinity Church in Melbourne on 16 June 1910, and they had one son.
Military service
Hardie was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 6th Australian Infantry Regiment in July 1903. On 1 May 1909 he was appointed to the Administrative and Instructional Staff of the Australian Military Forces. He was promoted to captain in 1911 and served as a general staff officer until 1913, and after the outbreak of war was appointed as deputy assistant adjutant general in South Australia until his promotion to major in June 1916.
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