# Francis Derham

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{{Short description|Australian general}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox military person
|name= Francis Derham
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|birth_date= {{birth date|1885|05|15|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [Camberwell, Victoria](/source/Camberwell%2C_Victoria)
|death_date= {{death date and age|1957|10|22|1885|05|15|df=yes}}
|death_place= [East Melbourne, Victoria](/source/East_Melbourne%2C_Victoria)
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|allegiance= Australia
|branch= [Citizens Military Force](/source/Australian_Army_Reserve)
|service_years= 1907–1943
|rank= [Major General](/source/Major_general_(Australia))
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|commands= [1st Division](/source/1st_Division_(Australia)) (1942–43)<br />[4th Division](/source/4th_Division_(Australia)) (1940–42)<br />[2nd Infantry Brigade](/source/2nd_Brigade_(Australia)) (1933–39)<br />3rd Divisional Artillery (1927–33)<br />2nd Medium Artillery Brigade (1925–27)<br />2nd Field Artillery Brigade (1921–23)<br />8th Field Artillery Brigade (1920–21)<br />14th Field Artillery Brigade (1917–19)<br />3rd Divisional Ammunition Column (1917)<br />9th Field Artillery Brigade (1916–17)<br />23rd Battery, 8th Field Artillery Brigade (1915)
|battles= [First World War](/source/First_World_War)<br />[Second World War](/source/Second_World_War)
|awards= [Companion of the Order of the Bath](/source/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath)<br />[Distinguished Service Order](/source/Distinguished_Service_Order)<br />[Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration](/source/Colonial_Auxiliary_Forces_Officers'_Decoration)<br />[Mentioned in Despatches](/source/Mentioned_in_Despatches) (4)<br />[Croix de Guerre](/source/Croix_de_Guerre_1914%E2%80%931918_(France)) (France)
|relations= [Enid Derham](/source/Enid_Derham) (sister)<br />[Frederick Derham](/source/Frederick_Derham) (uncle)<br />[Richard Hodgson](/source/Richard_Hodgson_(parapsychologist)) (uncle)<br />[Sir David Derham](/source/David_Derham) (nephew)
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[Major General](/source/Major_general_(Australia)) '''Francis Plumley Derham''', {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|CB|DSO|VD}} (15 May 1885 – 22 October 1957) was an Australian solicitor and a senior officer in the [Australian Army](/source/Australian_Army) during the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War).<ref name="ADB">{{cite AuDB|first=Jeffrey|last=Grey|authorlink=Jeffrey Grey|title=Derham, Francis Plumley (1885–1957)|volume=13|year=1993|id2=derham-francis-plumley-9954/text17635|access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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{{s-bef|before=Major General [Cyril Clowes](/source/Cyril_Clowes)}}
{{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|General Officer Commanding [1st Division](/source/1st_Division_(Australia))}}|years=1942–1943}}
{{s-aft|after=Major General [Herbert Lloyd](/source/Herbert_Lloyd)}}
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{{s-bef|before=Major General [John Whitham](/source/John_Whitham)}}
{{s-ttl|title=General Officer Commanding [4th Division](/source/4th_Division_(Australia))|years=1940–1942}}
{{s-aft|after=Major General [Jack Stevens](/source/Jack_Stevens_(officer))}}
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{{Australian Generals of World War II}}
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Category:1885 births
Category:1957 deaths
Category:Australian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
Category:Australian Companions of the Order of the Bath
Category:Australian generals
Category:Australian military personnel of World War I
Category:Australian Army personnel of World War II
Category:Australian solicitors
Category:Military personnel from Melbourne
Category:Australian recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
Category:University of Melbourne alumni

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