Robert Hunter Weddell (26 December 1882 – 23 November 1951) was an Australian soldier and government administrator, who served asGovernment Resident of North Australia andAdministrator of the Northern Territory.
Weddell was born inGeelong,Victoria in 1882.[1]
DuringWorld War I, Weddell served as a major in the7th Battalion[2] of theAustralian Imperial Force. His period of service included being an officer at theBattle of Gallipoli in 1915, where he was the only officer from the front two companies who survived. He married Flora (née McDonald) in April 1916, while he was serving in the Armed Forces. He left the army in 1917.[1]
In 1926, Weddell was appointedGovernment Resident of North Australia. In 1936, he moved to the role ofAdministrator of the Northern Territory. He retired from this post in 1937, as a result of difficulties arising fromangina.[1]
Weddell was called to military service in 1939, serving with theAustralian Army Intelligence Corps inMelbourne. He retired from the army as a colonel in 1943.[1]
Weddell died on 23 November 1951 atMalvern, Victoria. His wife outlived him, dying in October 1976.[1]
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