Brigadier General Robert Smith, CMG, DSO & Bar, VD (4 September 1881 – 14 July 1928) was an Australian wool merchant and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.[1]

He was promoted to the command of a brigade in January 1917.[2]

Smith served as president of the Geelong Football Club from 1921-1922.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Higgins, Matthew (1988). "Smith, Robert (1881–1928)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. ^ "No. 29958". The London Gazette. 23 February 1917. p. 1880.
  3. ^ "Australian Football - Geelong Football Club Honour Board". Australian Football. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
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