Samuel Pethebridge

Brigadier General Sir Samuel Augustus Pethebridge, KCMG (3 August 1862 – 26 January 1918) was senior Australian public servant, serving as the Secretary of the Department of Defence in the period 1910–1918. He was acting Secretary for Sir Muirhead Collins (1906–1910). He was also a military administrator, and an army officer.^[1]

Brigadier General Sir Samuel Pethebridge KCMG
Pethebridge, military administrator of German New Guinea
Secretary of the Department of Defence
In office 1910–1918
Preceded by	Sir Muirhead Collins
Succeeded by	Thomas Trumble
Personal details
Born	(1862-08-03)3 August 1862 Spring Hill, Queensland
Died	26 January 1918(1918-01-26) (aged 55) Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Public servant
Military service
Allegiance	Queensland Australia
Branch/service	Queensland Marine Defence Force Australian Army
Years of service	1893–1903 1914–1918
Rank	Commander (Navy) Brigadier General (Army)
Battles/wars	First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

Pethebridge died, in office and holding rank as brigadier general, in 1918 aged fifty-five, and was buried at Box Hill Cemetery, Melbourne.^[2]