Granville Ryrie

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Australian soldier and politician (1865-1937)

Australia PoliticiansLived 1865 to 1937 · aged 72

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Fame40.6

Momentum16.8

Languages5

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Photos 4

Ryrie conducting an informal inspection of Australian light horsemen on 9 April 1918, following the first Transjordan attack on Amman

Ryrie in 1932

A WWI German Field Gun near North Sydney Oval. It was unveiled by Ryrie in 1921.[3]

Awards 2

1919Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

1918Companion of the Order of the Bath

Politicians from Australia 6

Andrew Inglis Clark40.1

About this person

Major-General Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie, was an Australian soldier, politician, and diplomat. He served in the Boer War and the First World War, in the latter commanding the 2nd Light Horse Brigade (1914-1918) and ANZAC Mounted Division (1918-1919). His military career overlapped with his political career in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1906-1910) and Federal House of Representatives (1911-1927). He concluded his public service as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1927-1932), the first time the position had been held by someone other than a former prime minister.

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Australia