Bernard Callinan

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Sir Bernard Callinan
Major Bernard Callinan, commander of the 2/2nd Independent Company, an Australian Army commando unit during the Second World War, December 1942. Timor.
Born	2 February 1913 Melbourne, Victoria
Died	1995 Melbourne, Victoria
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1941 – 1946
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands held	2/2 Independent Company 26 Infantry Battalion 58/32 Infantry Battalion
Battles/wars	Second World War Battle of Timor New Guinea campaign Bougainville campaign
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches
Other work	President, Melbourne Cricket Club President, Institute of Engineers

Sir Bernard James Callinan AC, CBE, DSO, MC (2 February 1913 – 1995) was an Australian soldier, civil engineer, businessman, and sport administrator.

Military service

Sir Bernard served as a major commanding the 2/2 Independent Company commandos who fought as part of Sparrow Force on Timor in 1942. Upon returning to Australia, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and shortly after resumed command of the 26th Battalion, which served in New Guinea and Bougainville. He later commanded the 58/32 Infantry Battalion and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross for outstanding leadership and gallantry.^[1]

Professional career

Sir Bernard held many positions in the commercial field, including director of CSR Ltd, director of British Petroleum Company of Australia, chairman of the new Federal Parliament House Construction Authority, commissioner of the Australia Broadcasting Corporation and the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC), deputy chancellor of LaTrobe University and president of the Institute of Engineers Australia. From 1963 he served as Commissioner of the SEC Victoria.^[2]

Sport administration

Sir Bernard joined the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) committee in 1966 and served as president from 1980 to 1985. He fought to retain the Victorian Football League (VFL) grand final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), and was a long-serving Victorian Amateur Football Association(VAFA) Patron-in-Chief.^[3]

Honours and Awards

	Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)	Civil Division
	Knight Bachelor	Entitlement to 'Sir' only, no post-nominals
	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)	Civil Division
	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
	Military Cross (MC)
	1939–45 Star
	Pacific Star
	War Medal 1939–1945	With palm for Mentioned in Despatches
	Australia Service Medal 1939–45

Later life

He died in 1995 after a long illness.

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Name	Callinan, Bernard
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1913
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Date of death	1995
Place of death	Melbourne

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