John Cantwell (general)
| John Patrick Cantwell | |
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Major General John Cantwell on 25 April 2012
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| Born |
9 October 1956 Ipswich, Queensland |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1974–2012 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
Joint Task Force 633 (2010–11) Deputy Chief of Army (2007–08) 1st Brigade (2004–05) Royal Military College, Duntroon (1996) |
| Battles/wars |
Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards |
Officer of the Order of Australia Distinguished Service Cross Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Major General John Patrick Cantwell, AO, DSC (born 9 October 1956) is a retired senior Australian Army officer.
Cantwell was born in Ipswich, Queensland, on 9 October 1956 to Cecily Mary (née McInnerney) and Daniel Cantwell. Growing up in Toowoomba, he was educated at Downlands College and St. Mary's College.
Cantwell was a member of the Australian Army Cadets prior to joining the Australian Army in 1974 as a regular soldier with the rank of private.
He attended officer training at Officer Cadet School, Portsea in 1981, and was commissioned into the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. As a major, Cantwell commanded A Sqn 4/7RDG, a British tank squadron as an exchange officer with the British in Germany. As a result of that posting, he served in Operation Desert Storm with the Coalition forces in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait (1990–1991).
Cantwell was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1989 in recognition of service to the Australian Army as Adjutant of the Armoured Centre.
In August 1996 Cantwell became Commanding Officer and Chief Instructor at the Royal Military College, Duntroon. In January 1999 he took up an appointment as an instructor at the British Joint Services Command and Staff College in the United Kingdom, returning to Australia as the Director of the Force Development Group, Land Warfare Development Centre, on promotion to colonel in December 2000.
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