John Grey (Australian general) explained

John Cedric Grey
Birth Date:31 January 1939
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales
Allegiance:Australia
Branch:Australian Army
Serviceyears:1957–1995
Rank:Lieutenant General
Commands:Chief of the General Staff (1992–95)
Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1991–92)
Australian Command and Staff College (1986–88)
1st Armoured Regiment (1978–79)
Battles:Vietnam War
Awards:Companion of the Order of Australia
Commendation for Distinguished Service
Laterwork:Chancellor of James Cook University

Lieutenant General John Cedric Grey AC (born 31 January 1939) was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1992 to 1995. He was Chancellor of James Cook University from 1999 to 2016.[1]

Early life

Grey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 31 January 1939 to Aubrey Cedric and Dacia Downing Grey. He was educated at St Andrew's Cathedral School and Sydney Grammar School, before entering the Royal Military College, Duntroon as an officer cadet in 1957.[2] [3]

Military career

Grey was posted to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment and, as a captain,[4] was deployed to Vietnam for which he was belatedly awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service.[5] [6] [7] By 1984 he had been promoted to colonel and made Director of Co-ordination at the Department of Defence.[8]

He became Assistant Chief of Defence Force, Logistics and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1991 for service in that role.[9]

He was appointed Chief of the General Staff in 1992[3] and made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1995 for outstanding leadership, inspiration and dedication to the Australian Army during a period of profound restructuring.[10]

Retirement

In retirement he established his own consultancy business based in Cairns; he also became a Non-Executive Director of Tarong Energy and Chancellor of James Cook University.[3] In 2003 he was appointed Chairman of Queensland's Wet Tropics Management Authority Board.[11]

Honours, awards and qualifications

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JT opens John Grey Hall at JCU. www.jcu.edu.au. en. 2018-02-19.
  2. Web site: Lieutenant General John Cedric Grey. 10 August 2014. Who's Who in Australia Online. Connect Web.
  3. http://www.tarongenergy.com.au/Portals/0/docs/annualReports/report_1999.pdf Board of Directors
  4. Janine Hiddlestone (2002) Voices from the Battlefield: Personal Narratives as an Historical Tool in Studying the Place of the Vietnam War in Australian Society, www.api-network.com. Originally published in Richard Nile (ed.) The Dog of War, Journal of Australian Studies, no 73, pp.57–65, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia.
  5. http://www.australian-armour.com/badge_3-4CAV.html 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment – Badges and Insignia
  6. http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au/VeteranDetails.aspx?VeteranId=1279971 John Cedric GREY
  7. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/913765 Commendation for Distinguished Service, 3 June 1998
  8. http://www.aph.gov.au/House/committee/reports/1984/1984_PP124.pdf Management of the Main Battle Tank by the Department of Defence
  9. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/879821 Officer of the Order of Australia, 26 January 1991
  10. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/879347 Companion of the Order of Australia, 12 June 1995
  11. http://www.wettropics.gov.au/media/media_pdf/media_2003/2003_new_board_chair.pdf New Wet Tropics Chair and board member announced