Deputy Chief of Army
Deputy Chief of Army (Australia) | |
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Incumbent Jake Ellwood since 3 May 2018 | |
Style | Major General |
Website | Australian Army Leaders |
The Deputy Chief of Army (DCA) is the second most senior appointment in the Australian Army, responsible to the Chief of Army (CA). The rank associated with the position is major general (2-star).
The current appointee is Major General Jake Ellwood who took up his posting in May 2018, succeeding Rick Burr who had served as the Deputy Chief of Army from January 2015.[1]
Appointees
The following (incomplete) list chronologically records those who have held the post of Deputy Chief of Army or its preceding positions. Rank and honours are as at the completion of the individual's tour(s).
Rank | Name | Postnominals | Term began | Term ended | Notes |
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Brigadier General | Thomas Blamey | CB, CMG, DSO | 1920 | 1923 | |
Major General | John Northcott | CB, MVO | October 1939 | 1941 | |
Major General | Sydney Rowell | CBE | August 1941 | April 1942 | |
Major General | George Alan Vasey | CBE, DSO & Bar | April 1942 | September 1942 | |
Major General | Frank Berryman | CBE, DSO | September 1942 | November 1943 | |
Major General | John Chapman | DSO & Bar, OBE | October 1944 | March 1946 | |
Major General | Edward Milford | CBE, DSO | March 1946 | May 1946 | |
Major General | Henry Wells | CBE, DSO | 1946 | 1947 | |
Major General | Ronald Hopkins | CBE | May 1950 | February 1951 | |
Major General | Eric Woodward | CBE, DSO | February 1951 | September 1951 | |
Major General | Ragnar Garrett | CBE | 1953 | 1954 | |
Major General | Frank Hassett | CBE, DSO, LVO | January 1964 | January 1966 | |
Major General | Arthur MacDonald | OBE | 1966 | 1967 | |
Major General | Stuart Clarence Graham | DSO, OBE, MC | 1969 | 1972 | |
Major General | John Whitelaw | AO, CBE | 1977 | 1978 | |
Major General | John Williamson | AO, OBE | 1978 | 1979 | |
Major General | Peter Falkland | AO | 1980 | 1982 | |
Major General | Peter Gration | OBE | 1983 | 1983 | [2] |
Major General | Lawrence O'Donnell | 1984 | 1985 | [2] | |
Major General | Peter Day | 1985 | 1986 | [2] | |
Major General | Gordon Fitzgerald | AO | 1987 | 1990 | |
Major General | Michael Jeffery | AO, MC | 1990 | 1991 | [2] |
Major General | John Grey | AO | 1991 | 1992 | [2] |
Major General | Arthur Fittock | AO | 1992 | 1992 | [2] |
Major General | Geoffrey Carter | AO | November 1992 | 1995 | |
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Major General | John Hartley | AO | 1995 | 1998 | [2] |
Major General | Peter Abigail | AO | 1998 | May 2000 | [2] |
Major General | Peter Leahy | AO | May 2000 | June 2002 | [2] |
Major General | Frank Roberts | AO | June 2002 | May 2004 | |
Major General | Ian Gordon | AO | May 2004 | November 2006 | [2] |
Major General | John Cantwell | AO | January 2007 | January 2008 | [2] |
Major General | David Morrison | AM | January 2008 | July 2009 | [2] |
Major General | Paul Symon | AO | July 2009 | November 2011 | [2] |
Major General | Jeffrey Sengelman | DSC, AM, CSC | November 2011 | 2012 | [2] |
Major General | Angus Campbell | DSC, AM | 2012 | 19 September 2013 | [2] |
Major General | Gus Gilmore | AO, DSC | 19 September 2013 | 4 January 2015 | [3] |
Major General | Rick Burr | AO, DSC, MVO | 4 January 2015 | 3 May 2018 | [3] |
Major General | Jake Ellwood | DSC | 3 May 2018 | Incumbent | [1] |
References
- 1 2 "Deputy Chief of Army". Leaders. Australian Army. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Singh, Shivani (2014). Who's Who in Australia 2014. Melbourne, Australia: Crown Content. ISBN 1-74095-172-7.
- 1 2 "Deputy Chief of Army". Leaders. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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