Sir Giles Tatlock Chippindall (21 May 189320 December 1969) was a senior Australian public servant. He was

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of the

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between 1945 and 1946 and Director-General of the

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between 1949 and 1958.

Life and career

Giles Chippindall was born in Carlton, Melbourne on 21 May 1893. He was educated at state schools in Victoria and

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. Chippindall joined the

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in 1908 as a telegraph messenger in the

. During World War II, he served in a multitude of roles to progress the war-effort, including as Secretary of the

between 1945 and 1946. He was appointed Director-General of the

Postmaster General's Department The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian federal government, established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included the provision of postal and telegraphic services throughout Australia. It was ...

in 1949, serving in the role until his retirement in May 1958. In retirement he was Chairman of the

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(1961-62) and

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(1959-66).

Awards and honours

Chippindall was made a

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in June 1950 while Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs in Western Australia. In January 1955, he was honoured as a

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. His portrait, painted by Lucy Lee, was an

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finalist in 1955. In 1987, a street in the

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suburb of

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was named Chippindall Circuit in Giles Chippindall's honour.

References

1893 births 1969 deaths Australian Knights Bachelor Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century Australian public servants People from Carlton, Victoria Public servants from Melbourne {{Australia-gov-bio-stub