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Allegiance
  
Australia

Role
  
General

Years of service
  
1973–2009

Awards
  
Order of Australia

Rank
  
Major General

Service/branch
  
Australian Army

Name
  
Ian Gordon


Born
  
20 March 1952 (age 72) Perth, Western Australia (
1952-03-20
)

Battles/wars
  
Western SaharaEast TimorUnited Nations Truce Supervision Organization

Battles and wars
  
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

Commands held
  
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, Australian Defence College

Books
  
Strike and Strike Again: 45, Competitor Targeting: Winning t, Managing the New Customer, Relationship Marketing: New Strat, Strange Spray and Skies

the call of cthulhu by h p lovecraft 2017 reading by ian gordon


Major General Ian Campbell Gordon AO (born 20 March 1952) is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He had a long and distinguished career culminating as Deputy Chief of Army (2004–2006) and Head of Mission of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (2006–2008).

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Early life

Gordon was born in Perth, Western Australia, on 20 March 1952 to Glenice Pascoe and Ivor Gordon, a decorated bomber pilot who flew with No. 455 Squadron RAAF in the Second World War. Educated at Swanbourne High School, Gordon entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon as an officer cadet in 1970. He graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in Military Studies, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.

Military career

  • 1973 – Graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon
  • 1973 – Commissioned into the Australian Army
  • 1973 – Allocated to the Royal Australian Corps of Signals
  • 1983 – Graduated from the Royal Military College of Sciences (Shrivenham)
  • 1985 – Graduated from the Australian Command and Staff College, Queenscliff
  • 1990 – Posted to command the 1st Signals Regiment in Brisbane
  • 1991 – Australian Contingent Commander in the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
  • For his service as CO 1 SIG REGT and command of the first contingent for MINURSO he was awarded the AM.
  • 1993 – Director of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals
  • 1996 – Graduated from the Australian Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies
  • 1998 – Appointed Commandant of the Australian Command and Staff College
  • 2000 – Appointed Director-General Personnel – Army
  • 2001 – Appointed Director-General, Future Land Warfare
  • 2001 September – Promoted to Major General
  • 2001 September – Appointed Deputy Force Commander in the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. (UNTAET)
  • 2002 – Appointed Commander, Training Command – Army
  • 2004 May – Appointed Deputy Chief of Army
  • 2006 Jan – Appointed Officer of the Order of Australia for his distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force in senior command and staff appointments.
  • 2006 November – Appointed Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO)

    • Personal

    General Gordon is married to Ula and they have three children Tom, Alison and Jenny. His hobbies include scuba diving, touch rugby, restoring cars, reading and bushwalking. Since retiring from the Australian Army Ian Gordon has owned and managed a small publishing business, Barrallier Books, which has a focus on deluxe books and fine writing.

    References

    Ian Gordon (general) Wikipedia
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