Chief of Army (Australia)
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The Chief of Army is the most senior appointment in the Australian Army, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary of Defence. The rank associated with the position is Lieutenant General (3-star).
| Name | Title | Term began | Term ended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant General Sir Edward Hutton KCB, KCMG | General Officer Commanding | 1901 | 1909 |
| Colonel William Throsby Bridges CB | Chief of the General Staff | 1 January 1909 | 25 May 1909 |
| Major General Sir John Charles Hoad KCMG | Chief of the General Staff | 26 May 1909 | 30 May 1911 |
| Lieutenant Colonel A. F. Wilson | Chief of the General Staff | 1 June 1911 | 10 May 1912 |
| Major General Joseph Maria Gordon CB | Chief of the General Staff | 11 May 1912 | 31 July 1914 |
| Major General James Gordon Legge CMG | Chief of the General Staff | 1 August 1914 | 23 May 1915 |
| Colonel Godfrey Irving | Chief of the General Staff | 24 May 1915 | 31 December 1915 |
| Colonel Hubert John Foster | Chief of the General Staff | 1 January 1916 | 30 September 1917 |
| Lieutenant General James Gordon Legge CB, CMG | Chief of the General Staff | 1 October 1917 | 31 May 1920 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Brudenell White KCMG, CB, DSO | Chief of the General Staff | 1 June 1920 | 10 June 1923 |
| General Sir Henry George Chauvel GCMG, KCB | Chief of the General Staff | 11 June 1923 | 15 April 1930 |
| Major General Walter Adams Coxen CB, CMG, DSO | Chief of the General Staff | 16 April 1930 | 30 September 1931 |
| Major General Sir Julius Henry Bruche KCB, CMG | Chief of the General Staff | 1 October 1931 | 20 April 1935 |
| Lieutenant General John Lavarack CB, CMG, DSO | Chief of the General Staff | 21 April 1935 | 12 October 1939 |
| Lieutenant General Ernest Squires CB, DSO, MC | Chief of the General Staff | 13 October 1939 | 26 January 1940 |
| Major General John Northcott CB | Chief of the General Staff | 27 January 1940 | 17 March 1940 |
| General Sir Brudenell White KCB, KCMG, KCVO, DSO | Chief of the General Staff | 18 March 1940 | 13 August 1940 |
| Lieutenant General Vernon Sturdee CBE, DSO | Chief of the General Staff | 14 August 1940 | 9 September 1942 |
| Lieutenant General John Northcott CB | Chief of the General Staff | 10 September 1942 | 30 November 1945 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Vernon Sturdee KBE, CB, DSO | Chief of the General Staff | 1 December 1945 | 16 April 1950 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Sydney Rowell KBE, CB | Chief of the General Staff | 17 April 1950 | 15 December 1954 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Henry Wells KBE, CB, DSO | Chief of the General Staff | 16 December 1954 | 22 March 1958 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Alwyn Garrett KBE, CB | Chief of the General Staff | 23 March 1958 | 30 June 1960 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Reginald George Pollard KBE, CB, DSO | Chief of the General Staff | 1 July 1960 | 20 January 1963 |
| Lieutenant General Sir John Wilton KBE, CB, DSO | Chief of the General Staff | 21 January 1963 | 18 May 1966 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Joseph Daly KBE, CB, DSO | Chief of the General Staff | 19 May 1966 | 18 May 1971 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Mervyn Brogan KBE, CB | Chief of the General Staff | 19 May 1971 | 19 November 1973 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Francis Hassett AC, KBE, CB, DSO, LVO | Chief of the General Staff | 20 November 1973 | 23 November 1975 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Arthur MacDonald KBE, CB | Chief of the General Staff | 24 November 1975 | 20 April 1977 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE, CB | Chief of the General Staff | 21 April 1977 | 14 February 1982 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Phillip Bennett AC, KBE, DSO | Chief of the General Staff | 15 February 1982 | 12 February 1984 |
| Lieutenant General Peter Gration AC, OBE | Chief of the General Staff | 13 February 1984 | 12 April 1987 |
| Lieutenant General Lawrence O'Donnell AC | Chief of the General Staff | 13 April 1987 | 15 April 1990 |
| Lieutenant General John Coates AC, MBE | Chief of the General Staff | 13 April 1990 | 30 April 1992 |
| Lieutenant General John Grey AC | Chief of the General Staff | 1 May 1992 | 7 July 1995 |
| Lieutenant General John Sanderson AC | Chief of the General Staff | 8 July 1995 | 18 February 1997 |
| Lieutenant General John Sanderson AC | Chief of Army | 19 February 1997 | 23 June 1998 |
| Lieutenant General Francis Hickling AO, CSC | Chief of Army | 24 June 1998 | 15 July 2000 |
| Lieutenant General Peter Cosgrove AC, MC | Chief of Army | 16 July 2000 | 27 June 2002 |
| Lieutenant General Peter Leahy AC | Chief of Army | 28 June 2002 | 3 July 2008 |
| Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie AO, DSC, CSM | Chief of Army | 4 July 2008 | 3 July 2011 |
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 Current Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy. |
 Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie will take over as Chief of Army in July, 2008. |
 General Peter Cosgrove was Chief of Army from 2000 to 2002. |
 The official limousine of the Chief of Army at the 2008 National Anzac Day service, Australian War Memorial, Canberra. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
Beaumont, Joan, Australian Defence: Sources and Statistics, ISBN 0 19 554118 9: pp. 75-76
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