Australian public servant
Sir Giles Chippindall
In office In office
Born Giles Tatlock Chippindall
(1893-05-21 ) 21 May 1893Died 20 December 1969(1969-12-20) (aged 76) Nationality Australian Spouse(s) Grace Elizabeth Bayley Alma mater University of Sydney Occupation Public servant
Sir Giles Tatlock Chippindall CBE Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping between 1945 and 1946 and Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department between 1949 and 1958.
Life and career
Giles Chippindall was born in Carlton, Melbourne on 21 May 1893.[ 1] Prahran College .[ 2]
Chippindall joined the Australian Public Service in 1908 as a telegraph messenger in the Postmaster-General's Department .[ 1]
During World War II, he served in a multitude of roles to progress the war-effort,[ 2] Department of Supply and Shipping between 1945 and 1946.[ 3]
He was appointed Director-General of the Postmaster General's Department in 1949, serving in the role until his retirement in May 1958.[ 4] Overseas Telecommunications Commission (1961-62) and Australian National Airlines Commission (1959-66).[ 1]
Awards and honours
Chippindall was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1950 while Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs in Western Australia.[ 5] Knight Bachelor .[ 6]
His portrait, painted by Lucy Lee, was an Archibald Prize finalist in 1955.[ 7]
In 1987, a street in the Canberra suburb of Theodore was named Chippindall Circuit in Giles Chippindall's honour.[ 8]
References
^ a b c Carnell, Ian (1993), "Chippindall, Sir Giles Tatlock (1893–1969)" , Australian Dictionary of Biography , Australian National University, archived from the original on 7 May 2014 ^ a b CP 126: Sir Giles Tatlock CHIPPINDALL CBE , retrieved 7 May 2014 ^ CA 47: Department of Supply and Shipping, Central Office the original on 14 March 2020, retrieved 7 May 2014 ^ CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration the original on 11 March 2020, retrieved 7 May 2014 ^ "Search Australian Honours: CHIPPINDALL, Giles Tatlock" , itsanhonour.gov.au , Australian Government, archived from the original on 7 May 2014^ "Search Australian Honours: CHIPPINDALL, Giles Tatlock" , itsanhonour.gov.au , Australian Government, archived from the original on 7 May 2014^ Prizes Archibald Prize 1955- Lucy Lee: Sir Giles Chippindall, C.B.E. the original on 7 May 2014^ Chippindall Circuit the original on 7 May 2014
