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| In office 20 January 1966 – 19 January 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Eric Woodward |
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| Born | 24 May 1916 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died | 24 February 2002 (aged 85) Sydney, New South Wales |
Sir Arthur Roden Cutler VC AK KCMG KCVO CBE (May 24, 1916 – February 22, 2002), usually known simply as Roden Cutler, was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Commonwealth forces. The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II, Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Lieutenant General Sir Eric Winslow Woodward, KCMG, KCVO, CB, CBE, DSO ( 21 July 1899 – 29 Air Marshal Sir James Anthony Rowland AC KBE DFC AFC RAAF (Armidale November 1, 1922 – Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since Following his military service he served in a number of Australian diplomatic missions and became the longest serving Governor of New South Wales. The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II,
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Early life
Arthur Roden Cutler was born on May 24, 1916. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year He grew up in the Sydney Harbour suburb of Manly where he attended the Manly Village Public School. Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney Australia Manly is an adjective for Masculinity. Manly may also refer to Places Manly New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney At the age of 15 he enrolled at Sydney Boys High School. Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective Secondary school for boys located in the City of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales After school he worked for the Texas Company Australasia, later to become Texaco. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" He studied economics during the night at the University of Sydney, joining the Sydney University Regiment in 1936. The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia Sydney University Regiment is a Reserve regiment in the Australian Army Reserve. On 10 November 1939, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the militia. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He enjoyed all sports, especially riding, rifle shooting and water polo, and was awarded a University Blue in swimming. As an 18 year-old lifesaver, he swam to the aid of a surfer who was being circled by a large shark. The shark brushed him twice as he helped the surfer to the beach. In April 1940, he transferred from the citizen's militia to the Second Australian Imperial Force, receiving a commission in the 2/5 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, Australian 7th Division of the Australian Imperial Force. Army Reserve is a collective name for the reserve units of the Australian Army. The Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF was the name given to the Volunteer personnel of the Australian Army in World War II. The 7th Division of the Australian Army was formed to serve in World War II, as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF
Military service
In 1941, Cutler served with the 2/5th in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign. The Syria-Lebanon campaign, also known as Operation Exporter, was the Allied invasion of Vichy French -controlled Syria and Lebanon During the period between 19 June and 6 July, in the Merdjayoun-Damour area of Syria, and as part of the Battle of Merdjayoun, Lieutenant Cutler's exploits included repairing a telephone line under heavy fire, repulsing enemy tank attacks, setting up an outpost to bring fire to a road used by the enemy and, with a 25-pound field gun, demolishing a post threatening the Australian advance. Damour (الدامور is a Lebanese Christian town that is 19 Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Battle of Merdjayoun ( 19 June 1941 to 24 June 1941) - In the Syria-Lebanon campaign of World War II, Australian troops Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical Later, during the Battle of Damour, he was seriously wounded and when rescued 26 hours later his leg had to be amputated. The Battle of Damour (5 - 9 July 1941 was the final major operation of the Australian forces during the Syria-Lebanon campaign of World War II. Cutler received the Victoria Cross for his actions in the Merdjayoun-Damour area.
Later life
Following the war, Cutler began a long career in the Australian diplomatic service. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states At the age of 29 he was appointed High Commissioner to New Zealand (1946–1952). New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Other postings within the Commonwealth followed, he served in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) (1952–1955) and was the Australian Minister in Egypt during the Suez Crisis in 1956. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, (أزمة السويس - العدوان الثلاثي Crise du canal de Suez מבצע קדש Kadesh
Cutler was appointed Commander of Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1957 and acted as Secretary-General of the South-East Asia Council of Ministers meeting in Canberra in January 1957. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. He was Australian High Commissioner in Pakistan, (1958–1961), and Australian Consul-General in New York, (1961–1965), during which period he was the Australian delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in 1962, 1963 and 1964. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members
His final diplomatic posting, in 1965, as Ambassador to The Netherlands, was cut short in 1966 when he returned home as Governor of New South Wales, an office that he served for a record 15 years, through four Premiers, and a change of Government, after eleven years of conservative rule. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II, Such was his popularity that the Labor Premier, Neville Wran, extended his last term until 1981. Neville Kenneth Wran AC QC (born 11 October 1926 was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 until 1986 As the longest-serving state governor, Cutler occasionally acted as Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia in the absence of the Governor-General of Australia; his advice to the then Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, that he should warn Prime Minister Gough Whitlam of his impending dismissal was ignored. John Kerr may refer to one of the following Government and politics John Kerr (Governor-General (1914&ndash1991 Australian Governor-General Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916 known as Gough Whitlam (ˈɡɒf goff is an Australian former politician and 21st
For his diplomatic and vice-regal services to Australia, he was honoured by The Queen as a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) in December 1965. The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George He was further honoured as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 1970, a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1980 and received the high honour of Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) in 1981. The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition Throughout the republican debate and referendum he remained a staunch monarchist and proud Australian, believing the monarchy brought stability, continuity and tradition to his country. Republicanism in Australia is a movement to change Australia 's status as a Constitutional monarchy to a Republican form of government The 1999 Australian referendum was a two-question Referendum held on 6 November 1999. A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or In recent years he co-operated with the popular Australian novelist Colleen McCullough on a biography, Roden Cutler, VC, which appeared in 1998. Colleen McCullough AO (born 1 June 1937 is an internationally acclaimed Australian author Cutler died on February 22, 2002 following a long illness. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. He was accorded the rare honour of a State Funeral on Thursday February 28, 2002 by the New South Wales state government. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Sir Roden Cutler Charity
The Sir Roden Cutler Charity is a charity that now helps the elderly and physically handicapped to be mobile and also help with transport to and from their medical appointments. Many people have contributed to this cause, notably Sir Roden Cutler's former High School Sydney Boys High and his Primary school, Manly Primary, who have also dedicated memorials to Sir Roden Cutler on the 90th anniversary of his birth. Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective Secondary school for boys located in the City of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales
See also
Notes
- The Times, 2002, Obituary: Sir Roden Cutler, VC. The Syria-Lebanon campaign, also known as Operation Exporter, was the Allied invasion of Vichy French -controlled Syria and Lebanon Battle of Merdjayoun ( 19 June 1941 to 24 June 1941) - In the Syria-Lebanon campaign of World War II, Australian troops The Battle of Damour (5 - 9 July 1941 was the final major operation of the Australian forces during the Syria-Lebanon campaign of World War II. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.
- Register of War Memorials in New South Wales, 2002, Sir (Arthur) Roden Cutler
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| Preceded by Sir Eric Woodward |
Governor of New South Wales 1966–1981 |
Succeeded by Sir James Rowland |
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