Giles Chippindall

Sir Giles Tatlock Chippindall CBE (21 May 1893 – 20 December 1969) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping between 1945 and 1946 and Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department between 1949 and 1958.

Sir Giles Chippindall CBE
Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping
In office 11 April 1945 – 5 September 1946
Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
In office 15 March 1949 – 20 May 1958
Personal details
Born	Giles Tatlock Chippindall (1893-05-21)21 May 1893 Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Died	20 December 1969(1969-12-20) (aged 76) East Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Grace Elizabeth Bayley (m. 1918–1969; his death)
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Public servant

Life and career

Giles Chippindall was born in Carlton, Melbourne on 21 May 1893.^[1] He was educated at state schools in Victoria and Prahran College.^[2]

Chippindall joined the Australian Public Service in 1908 as a telegraph messenger in the Postmaster-General's Department.^[1]

During World War II, he served in a multitude of roles to progress the war-effort,^[2] including as Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping between 1945 and 1946.^[3]

He was appointed Director-General of the Postmaster General's Department in 1949, serving in the role until his retirement in May 1958.^[4] In retirement he was Chairman of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (1961-62) and Australian National Airlines Commission (1959-66).^[1]

Awards and honours

Chippindall was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1950 while Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs in Western Australia.^[5] In January 1955, he was honoured as a Knight Bachelor.^[6]

His portrait, painted by Lucy Lee, was an Archibald Prize finalist in 1955.^[7]

In 1987, a street in the Canberra suburb of Theodore was named Chippindall Circuit in Giles Chippindall's honour.^[8]