David Morrison
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| David Morrison | |
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| Allegiance |  Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1979-Present |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 3rd Brigade Australian Defence College Deputy Chief of Army |
| Battles/wars | Operation Lagoon International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) |
| Awards | Member of the Order of Australia |
Major General David Lindsay Morrison AM (b. 1956), is the current Deputy Chief of the Australian Army.
David Morrison joined the Australian Army in 1979, after completing a Bachelor of Arts at the Australian National University. He graduated from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.
Between 1987 and 1988, Morrison served as the Australian Instructor at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in the United Kingdom.
In 1992, Morrison attended Army Command and Staff College, Queenscliff, and was then appointed as the Brigade Major of the 3rd Brigade, based in Townsville, Queensland. During that time he took part in Operation Lagoon, acting as chief of staff for a multinational force that provided security to the peace conference held in Bouganville during 1994. The following year he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1997 he was appointed as the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, holding that position until the end of 1998, when he was posted as Chief Instructor Command, Staff Operations Wing at the Army All Corps Promotion Training Centre in Canungra.
He was awarded Member of the Order of Australia in 1999 for his services as Brigade Major, Director of Preparedness and Mobilisation and CO of 2RAR.
Upon promotion to Colonel in October of 1999, Morrison was appointed as Colonel Operations, Headquarters International Force for East Timor (INTERFET). On his return to Australia, he was posted to the Deployable Joint Force Headquarters as Chief of Staff. He left that position at the end of 2001 to attend the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Canberra, where he graduated in 2002 with a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies.
Morrison was promoted to Brigadier in November 2002, and commanded the 3rd Brigade from December 2002, until December 2004. He was then appointed as Director-General Preparedness and Plans - Army and held that position until his promotion to Major General in December 2005.
He was appointed Commander of the Australian Defence College in January 2006, and Head Military Strategic Commitments in April 2007.
Major General Morrison took up his appointment as Deputy Chief of Army in February 2008, replacing Major General John Patrick Cantwell AO.
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| Preceded by Rear Admiral Mark Bonser AO, CSC, RAN |
Commander Australian Defence College 2006-2007 |
Succeeded by Brigadier Brian Dawson AM, CSC (Acting) |
