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Robertson Barracks

Extract date: 09/09/2025

Name	Robertson Barracks
Type Designation	Defence Est
Place Id	18036
Place Type	Infrastructure
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -12° 26' S (Decimal degrees -12.4451)
	Longitude: 130° 58' E (Decimal degrees 130.9745)
Locality / Suburb
	Holtze
Local Government Area
	Litchfield Council
History/Origin	Named by the Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General J G Grey, AO, on 3 May 1995 in commemoration of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Clement Hugh Robertson, KBE, DSO. Lt Gen Robertson was born at Warrnambool, Victoria, on 29 October 1894. He entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1912 and commissioned at the outbreak of WWI when he saw active service at Gallipoli, Palestine and Egypt. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his leadership during the 10th Light Horse attack on Magdhaba and was twice mentioned in despatches. Between the Wars, Robertson served chiefly in instructional postings, including a posting as the Chief Instructor, Small Arms School, Randwick, and as the Director of Military Art at the Royal Military College. In 1939 he was appointed Commandant of the 7th Military District which included the Northern Territory. He worked closely with the Administrator of the Northern Territory, and co-ordinated the development of defence works. As Commander of the 19th Infantry Brigade in North Africa, he won acclaim as a dashing Commander, conducting highly mobile operations over vast distances. In 1942 he was promoted to Major General, serving in New Guinea as the Commander of the 1st Australian Army. From 1946 until 1951 Lt Gen Robertson was the Commander In Chief of the British Commonwealth occupation forces in Japan. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1950 and retired from the Army in 1954, having served his country with great distinction for 42 years. Lieutenant General Sir Horace Clement Hugh Robertson, KBE, DSO, died on 28 April 1960, aged 65 years. Source:- Plaques on wall at Thorngate Road entrance to Robertson Barracks.

Name

Robertson Barracks

Type Designation

Defence Est

Place Id

18036

Place Type

Infrastructure

Status

Recorded

Date Registered

Location (Datum GDA94)

Latitude: -12° 26' S (Decimal degrees -12.4451)

Longitude: 130° 58' E (Decimal degrees 130.9745)

Locality / Suburb

Holtze

Local Government Area

Litchfield Council

History/Origin

Named by the Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General J G Grey, AO, on 3 May 1995 in commemoration of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Clement Hugh Robertson, KBE, DSO.

Lt Gen Robertson was born at Warrnambool, Victoria, on 29 October 1894. He entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1912 and commissioned at the outbreak of WWI when he saw active service at Gallipoli, Palestine and Egypt. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his leadership during the 10th Light Horse attack on Magdhaba and was twice mentioned in despatches.

Between the Wars, Robertson served chiefly in instructional postings, including a posting as the Chief Instructor, Small Arms School, Randwick, and as the Director of Military Art at the Royal Military College. In 1939 he was appointed Commandant of the 7th Military District which included the Northern Territory. He worked closely with the Administrator of the Northern Territory, and co-ordinated the development of defence works.

As Commander of the 19th Infantry Brigade in North Africa, he won acclaim as a dashing Commander, conducting highly mobile operations over vast distances. In 1942 he was promoted to Major General, serving in New Guinea as the Commander of the 1st Australian Army.

From 1946 until 1951 Lt Gen Robertson was the Commander In Chief of the British Commonwealth occupation forces in Japan.

He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1950 and retired from the Army in 1954, having served his country with great distinction for 42 years.

Lieutenant General Sir Horace Clement Hugh Robertson, KBE, DSO, died on 28 April 1960, aged 65 years.

Source:- Plaques on wall at Thorngate Road entrance to Robertson Barracks.

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