James Vogel
Vogel in 1944
Birth nameJames Edward Fitzgerald Vogel
Born24 June 1907
Died1971
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankLieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
RelationsJulius Vogel (grandfather)

Lieutenant-Colonel James Edward Fitzgerald Vogel, OBE (24 June 1907 – 1971) was a New Zealand Military Forces officer who served as acting General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in Italy during the Second World War.

Military career

Vogel was the grandson of Sir Julius Vogel.[1] He was commissioned into the New Zealand Military Forces and was assigned to the 19th Battalion in 1939 at the start of the Second World War.[2] His battalion saw action in Greece and North Africa before advancing into Italy. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1944 Birthday Honours[3] and briefly served as acting General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division from 24 November 1944 until the division was disbanded in Italy on 11 January 1945.[4]

Family

Vogel married Jocelyn Riddiford in 1932.[1] The family presented their home, Vogel House, to the nation of New Zealand for use as the official residence of the Prime Minister in 1965.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vogel, James Edward FitzGerald, 1907–1971". New Zealand National Library. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "James Edward Fitzgerald Vogel". Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "No. 36544". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1944. p. 2576.
  4. ↑ Joslen, H. F. (2003) [1960]. Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. ISBN 978-1-84342-474-1. pp. 13–15


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