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Tegart Forts
Tegart is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *SIr Charles Tegart (1881–1946), colonial police officer in India and Mandatory Palestine ** Tegart fort, style of militarized police fort constructed throughout Palestine during the British Mandatory period ** Tegart's wall, barbed wire fence erected in 1938 by British Mandatory authorities on the northern border of Palestine * Greg Tegart (born 1929), Australian academic, scientist and former senior public servant * Jackie Tegart (born 1955/6), Canadian politician * Judy Tegart (born 1937), Australian professional tennis player {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Tegart
Sir Charles Augustus Tegart (5 October 1881 – 6 April 1946) was an Anglo-Irish police officer who served extensively in British Raj, British India and Palestine. Early life Born in Derry on 5 October 1881, Tegart was the son of a Church of Ireland clergyman, Rev. Joseph Poulter Tegart of Dunboyne, County Meath, and his wife Georgina Johnston. He was educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen and briefly at Trinity College, Dublin. He retained contacts there and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1933. After his role in India, he served as chief assistant to Ormonde Winter, the head of British Intelligence operations in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence. Tegart began his career as an Assistant Superintendent of Police in Patna. In 1906, he was transferred to Calcutta, initially serving as Acting Deputy Commissioner. By 1913, he had been appointed Deputy Commissioner in the Political Branch of the Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which had rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegart Fort
A Tegart fort is a type of militarized police fort constructed throughout Palestine during the British Mandatory period, initiated as a measure against the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt. Etymology The forts are named after their designer, the Irish police officer and engineer Sir Charles Tegart. In Israel, the name is often pronounced "Taggart". This is probably due to the transliteration of the name to Hebrew and then back to Latin alphabet, along with the translator's wrong assumption that the most common way of writing this anglicised Scottish surname has to be applied ("Taggart" is far more widespread than "Tegart"). History Mandate Palestine Sir Charles Tegart designed the forts in 1938 based on his experiences in the Indian insurgency. They were built of reinforced concrete with water systems that would allow them to withstand a month-long siege. The contracts for the construction of the forts was given to Solel Boneh, the building arm of the Jewish trade union Histadrut. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegart's Wall
Tegart's Wall was a barbed wire fence erected in May–June 1938 by British Mandatory authorities in the Upper Galilee near the northern border of the territory in order to keep militants from infiltrating from French-controlled Mandatory Lebanon and Syria to join the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. With time the security system further included police forts, smaller pillbox-type fortified positions, and mounted police squads patrolling along it. It was described as an "ingenious solution for handling terrorism in Mandatory Palestine.". History The wall was built on the advice of Charles Tegart, adviser to the Palestine Government on the suppression of terrorism. In his first report, Tegart wrote that the border could not be defended along most of its length under the prevailing topographical conditions.. The barrier was strung from Ras en Naqura on the Mediterranean coast to the north edge of Lake Tiberias at a cost of $450,000. It included a nine-foot barbed wire f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Tegart
William John McGregor "Greg" Tegart (27 March 1929 – 4 July 2023) was an Australian senior public servant. He was latterly an adjunct professor at Victoria University. Early life William John McGregor Tegart was born on 27 March 1929. He was educated at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, University of Melbourne and University of Sheffield. Career Tegart first joined the Australian Public Service in 1947 as Laboratory Assistant and Technical Officer with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Tegart was appointed Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology in 1981. Tegart retired from the public service in 1993. Death Tegart died on 4 July 2023, at the age of 94. Awards and honours In June 1990, Tegart was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to science and technology. Tegart was a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering The Australian Academy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Tegart
Jackie L. Tegart (born 1956) is a Canadian politician, who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election and remained in office until 2024. She represented the electoral district of Fraser-Nicola as a member of the BC United. In Opposition, she served as Chair of the Liberal Party Caucus, Official Opposition Critic for Education, and Assistant Deputy Speaker. Prior to her election, Tegart served three terms on the municipal council of Ashcroft Ashcroft may refer to: Places * Ashcroft, British Columbia, a village in Canada **Ashcroft House in Bagpath, Gloucestershire, England—eponym of the Canadian village * Ashcroft, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia * Ashcroft, Colorado, ..., and was on school board for 17 years. Election history |
