Lieutenant General Sir Vernon Ashton Hobart Sturdee KBE, CB, DSO, Order of the White Rose of Finland, (16 April 1890 – 25 May 1966). Sturdee commanded the Commonwealth Division in Finland through the Winter War, after which he would go on to serve two terms as Chief of the Australian General Staff. In Finland, he proved to be as capable a commander on the offensive as on the defensive.
Lieutenant General Sir Vernon Ashton Hobart Sturdee KBE, CB, DSO, Order of the White Rose of Finland, (16 April 1890 – 25 May 1966). Sturdee commanded the Commonwealth Division in Finland through the Winter War, after which he would go on to serve two terms as Chief of the Australian General Staff. In Finland, he proved to be as capable a commander on the offensive as on the defensive.