Harold Patrick BreenCBE (30 April 1893 – 6 July 1966) was a senior Australian public servant. He was head of the Department of Defence Production between 1951 and 1957.
Agnes Rose O'Sullivan (m. 1916–1923; her death) Rosa Marguerita Maree Carrodus (m. 1930–1934; her death) Constance Jessie Gillespie (m. 1957–1966; his death)
Occupation
Public servant
Life and career
Harold Breen was born on 30 April 1893 in Richmond, Melbourne.[1]
Rising up the ranks, he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Supply and Development in July 1949,[3] and later head of the Department of Supply in 1950.[4]
When the Department of Defence Production was established in 1951, Breen was appointed as its inaugural head.[5] He remained in the position until his retirement in 1957.[1]
Breen died in Malvern on 6 July 1966 and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.[1]
Awards
Breen was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1953 during his time as head of the Defence Production Department.[6]
References
^ abcBlaazer, D.P. (1993), "Breen, Harold Patrick (1893–1966)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, from the original on 1 September 2014
^CP 182: Harold Patrick BREEN CBE, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 September 2014
^, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 22 February 2015, retrieved 1 September 2014
^, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 2 August 2020, retrieved 1 September 2014
^CA 58: Department of Defence Production, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 September 2014
^, itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 1 September 2014
harold, breen, harold, patrick, breen, april, 1893, july, 1966, senior, australian, public, servant, head, department, defence, production, between, 1951, 1957, cbesecretary, department, supply, developmentin, office, july, 1949, march, 1950secretary, departme. Harold Patrick Breen CBE 30 April 1893 6 July 1966 was a senior Australian public servant He was head of the Department of Defence Production between 1951 and 1957 Harold BreenCBESecretary of the Department of Supply and DevelopmentIn office 31 July 1949 16 March 1950Secretary of the Department of SupplyIn office 17 March 1950 10 May 1951Secretary of the Department of Defence ProductionIn office 11 May 1951 8 August 1957Personal detailsBornHarold Patrick Breen 1893 04 30 30 April 1893Richmond MelbourneDied6 July 1966 1966 07 06 aged 73 Malvern MelbourneResting placeSt Kilda CemeteryNationalityAustralianSpouse s Agnes Rose O Sullivan m 1916 1923 her death Rosa Marguerita Maree Carrodus m 1930 1934 her death Constance Jessie Gillespie m 1957 1966 his death OccupationPublic servantLife and career EditHarold Breen was born on 30 April 1893 in Richmond Melbourne 1 He commenced his Commonwealth Public Service career in 1910 in the Department of Defence in the Ordnance Department 2 Rising up the ranks he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Supply and Development in July 1949 3 and later head of the Department of Supply in 1950 4 When the Department of Defence Production was established in 1951 Breen was appointed as its inaugural head 5 He remained in the position until his retirement in 1957 1 Breen died in Malvern on 6 July 1966 and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery 1 Awards EditBreen was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1953 during his time as head of the Defence Production Department 6 References Edit a b c Blaazer D P 1993 Breen Harold Patrick 1893 1966 Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University archived from the original on 1 September 2014 CP 182 Harold Patrick BREEN CBE National Archives of Australia retrieved 1 September 2014 CA 54 Department of Supply and Development Central Office II National Archives of Australia archived from the original on 22 February 2015 retrieved 1 September 2014 CA 57 Department of Supply Central Office National Archives of Australia archived from the original on 2 August 2020 retrieved 1 September 2014 CA 58 Department of Defence Production Central Administration National Archives of Australia retrieved 1 September 2014 Search Australian Honours BREEN Harold Patrick itsanhonour gov au Australian Government archived from the original on 1 September 2014 Government officesPreceded byJohn Jensen Secretary of the Department of Supply and Development1949 1950 Succeeded byCharles Hector McFadyenas Secretary of the Department of Fuel Shipping and TransportSucceeded byRobert Jacksonas Secretary of the Department of National DevelopmentSucceeded byHimselfas Secretary of the Department of SupplyPreceded byHimselfas Secretary of the Department of Supply and Development Secretary of the Department of Supply1950 1951 Succeeded byJack StevensSucceeded byHimselfas Secretary of the Department of Defence ProductionPreceded byHimselfas Secretary of the Department of Supply Secretary of the Department of Defence Production1951 1957 Succeeded byJohn Knott This Australian government biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harold Breen amp oldid 1145983130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
