Portal:Military history of Australia/Selected biography/1

Lieutenant General Sir Carl Herman Jess CB, CMG, CBE, DSO (16 February 1884 – 16 June 1948) was an Australian Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II. Jess was born in Bendigo and started his military career in 1899 when he joined the First Victorian Volunteer Cadets. During World War I, he served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front, reaching the rank of brigadier. Jess saw no action in World War II, although he commanded the 6th Division for a short period but was replaced by General Blamey. He became Director of Women's National Services in 1943 and organised the Women's Land Army. He died at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in Melbourne on 16 June 1948 and was cremated with full military honours.