Frederick Shedden

Sir Frederick Geoffrey Shedden KCMG OBE (8 August 1893 – 8 July 1971) was Secretary of Australia's Department of Defence from 1937 to 1956.

He was the subject of a biography: Defence Supremo by David Horner.

Honours
In the Queen's Birthday Honours of June 1933 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

In the New Year's Day Honours of 1941, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).

In the Queen's Birthday Honours of June 1943 he was knighted – Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG).