George Warfe

George Radford Warfe
Warfe as a lieutenant colonel, at Siar, New Guinea, July 1944
Born	(1912-07-27)27 July 1912 Leongatha, Victoria
Died	5 November 1975(1975-11-05) (aged 63) Brighton, Victoria
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1937–1965
Rank	Colonel
Commands	58th/59th Infantry Battalion 2/24th Infantry Battalion
Battles / wars	Second World War North African campaign Battle of Greece Salamaua-Lae campaign Finisterre Range campaign Bougainville campaign Battle of Tarakan Malayan Emergency Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (2)

Colonel George Radford Warfe, DSO, MC, ED (27 July 1912 – 5 November 1975) was an Australian Army officer who commanded several Australian commando and infantry units during the Second World War. He later served in staff and training roles in the post war period, which included service during the Malayan Emergency and then as a civilian advisor during the Vietnam War following his military retirement. He was active in the civil defence organisation in Victoria and in the business community before his death at the age of 63 in November 1975 from cancer.