John Sanderson
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Lieutenant General The Honourable John Sanderson AC |
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| 29th Governor of Western Australia | |
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In office 18 August 2000 – 31 October 2005 |
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| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Premier |
Richard Court Geoff Gallop |
| Preceded by | Michael Jeffery |
| Succeeded by | Ken Michael |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 November 1940 (age 76) Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Profession | Military |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1958–1998 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands |
Chief of Army Commander, United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia 1st Brigade 1st Field Engineer Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
Malayan Emergency Vietnam War UNTAC |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of Australia |
Lieutenant General John Murray Sanderson AC (born 4 November 1940) is a retired senior Australian Army officer who served as Chief of Army from 1995 to 1998, and later as the 29th Governor of Western Australia from 2000 to 2005.
Born in Geraldton, Western Australia on 4 November 1940, John Sanderson completed his secondary education at Bunbury High School in 1957 before entering the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1958. He graduated in 1961 and was commissioned into the Royal Australian Engineers in December 1961.
After completing a Fellowship Diploma in Civil Engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Sanderson had a series of regimental postings. These included second in command of 10 Field Squadron and Troop Commander and Construction Officer of 21 Construction Squadron on operational service in Sabah, Malaysia. He was promoted to captain in 1965.
Following eighteen months as a Staff Officer in the Office of the Engineer in Chief, he was posted as the Exchange Instructor at the Royal School of Military Engineering, Chattenden UK from 1967 to 1969. He returned to Australia to command 23 Construction Squadron at Holsworthy prior to taking up command of 17 Construction Squadron in South Vietnam at the end of 1970.
Returning to Australia in late 1971, he was the Senior Instructor at the School of Military Engineering throughout 1972 before attending the Army Command and Staff College at Fort Queenscliff during 1973.
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