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Lieutenant-General Sir Edric Montague Bastyan KCMG KCVO KBE CB (5 April 1903 – 6 October 1980) was Governor of South Australia from 4 April 1961 until 1 June 1968 then Governor of Tasmania from 2 December 1968 until 30 November 1973. He was the last British person to be governor of either state.

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active years end date
1968-06-01, 1973-11-30
active years start date
1961-04-04, 1968-12-02
birth date
1903-04-05
birth name
Edric Montague Bastyan
birth place
England, Seaforth Merseyside, Lancashire, United Kingdom
country
United Kingdom
death date
1980-10-06
death place
South Australia, Australia, North Adelaide
military branch
British Army
military command
Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong
military rank
Lieutenant general
military unit
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
monarch
Elizabeth II
office
Governor of Tasmania
order in office
25th, 20th, Governor of South Australia
service end year
1960-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
1923-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
successor
James Harrison (Australian governor), Stanley Burbury

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