Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Pethebridge, Samuel Augustus
Parallel form(s) of name
- Pethebridge, Col. Sir Samuel Augustus
Description area
Dates of existence
1862-1918
History
At the outbreak of World War I, Col. Sir Samuel Augustus Pethebridge took command of the Australian North-West Pacific Expedition, raised to occupy German islands north of the equator. Before the expedition could sail, the British government decided to ... »
Control area
Sources
Australian Dictionary of Biography