Edmund Herring

Sir Edmund Herring
Portrait of Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Herring by William Dargie, which won the Archibald Prize in 1945
Born	(1892-09-02)2 September 1892 Maryborough, Victoria Colony
Died	5 January 1982(1982-01-05) (aged 89) Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
Allegiance	United Kingdom Australia
Service/branch	British Army (1913–19) Australian Army (1922–51)
Years of service	1913–1919 1922–1951
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	VX15
Commands held	I Corps (1942–44) New Guinea Force (1942–43) II Corps (1942) Northern Territory Force (1942) 7th Military District (1942) 6th Division (1941–42) Royal Artillery, 6th Division (1939–41) 22nd Field Artillery Brigade (1937–39) 4th Field Artillery Brigade (1934–37) 2nd Field Artillery Brigade (1929–34) B Battery, 99th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (1918–19)
Battles/wars	First World War Battle of Dorian Second World War North African campaign Western Desert campaign Battle of Greece New Guinea campaign Kokoda Track campaign Huon Peninsula campaign Finisterre Range campaign Operation Cartwheel Salamaua-Lae campaign
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Knight of the Order of St John Efficiency Decoration Distinguished Service Cross (United States) War Cross, 1st Class (Greece)
Spouse(s)	Dame Mary Herring ​ ​ (m. 1922; died 1981)​
Other work	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria Lieutenant governor of Victoria

Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Francis Herring, KCMG, KBE, DSO, MC, KStJ, ED, KC (2 September 1892 – 5 January 1982) was a senior Australian Army officer during the Second World War, Lieutenant Governor of Victoria, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria. A Rhodes scholar, Herring was at New College, Oxford, when the First World War broke out and served with the Royal Field Artillery on the Macedonian front, for which he was awarded the Military Cross and Distinguished Service Order. After the war he carved out a successful career as a barrister and King's Counsel. He also joined the Australian Army, rising to the rank of colonel by 1939.

During the Second World War, Herring commanded the 6th Division Artillery in the Western Desert campaign and the Battle of Greece. In 1942, as a corps commander, he commanded the land forces in the Kokoda Track campaign. The following year, he directed operations in the Salamaua-Lae campaign and Finisterre Range campaign. Herring left his corps to become the longest-serving Chief Justice and Lieutenant Governor of Victoria, serving for three decades. In the latter capacity, he was patron of many charitable organisations.