Robert Risson
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Major General Sir Robert Joseph Henry Risson, CB, CBE, DSO, ED (20 April 1901 – 19 July 1992) was an Australian engineer, soldier, and tramway administrator. After university he worked for the Brisbane Tramways Trust, later under the auspice of Brisbane City Council, as an engineer and administrator. During World War II Risson served in the Middle East and New Guinea. Following the war he returned to the Brisbane tramways, and became chairman of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board from 1949 to 1970. In this position he defended trams, and is considered a major factor in the survival of Melbourne's tram system. Risson had ties with a myriad of professional and community organisations, including the Freemasons, where he served as Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria i
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Robert Risson
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Sir Robert Joseph Henry Risson
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Sir Robert Joseph Henry Risson
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Brigadier R.J.H. Risson DSO, OBE, Chief Engineer, 2nd Australian Corp, watching a military demonstration of tank and infantry attack methods at Atherton Tablelands, QLD, 1943
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Second World War
* Siege of Tobruk
* Syria–Lebanon campaign
* First Battle of El Alamein
* Second Battle of El Alamein
* New Guinea campaign
* Borneo campaign
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1901-04-20
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Risson viewing a military demonstration in Queensland, 1943
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1992-07-19
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General Officer Commanding 3rd Division
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Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria
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1953
1974
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Major General Sir Robert Joseph Henry Risson, CB, CBE, DSO, ED (20 April 1901 – 19 July 1992) was an Australian engineer, soldier, and tramway administrator. After university he worked for the Brisbane Tramways Trust, later under the auspice of Brisbane City Council, as an engineer and administrator. During World War II Risson served in the Middle East and New Guinea. Following the war he returned to the Brisbane tramways, and became chairman of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board from 1949 to 1970. In this position he defended trams, and is considered a major factor in the survival of Melbourne's tram system. Risson had ties with a myriad of professional and community organisations, including the Freemasons, where he served as Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria in the mid 1970s. Risson was decorated for his service, holding the rank of major general and being knighted.
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Chairman, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board
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Australia
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1958
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1933
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2/3rd Field Company (1940–41)
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