Ken Gillespie
| Kenneth James Gillespie | |
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Ken Gillespie in December 2013
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| Born |
28 June 1952 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1968–2011 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
Chief of Army (2008–11) Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2005–08) Land Commander Australia (2004–05) Commander Australian Contingent, Operation Slipper (2001–02) Commander West Sector, Operation Tanager (2000–01) |
| Battles/wars | |
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Companion of the Order of Australia Distinguished Service Cross Conspicuous Service Medal Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Meritorious Service Medal (Singapore) |
Namibia
East Timor
War in Afghanistan
Lieutenant General Kenneth James "Ken" Gillespie AC, DSC, CSM (born 28 June 1952) is a retired senior officer in the Australian Army. Gillespie served as Vice Chief of the Defence Force from 2005 until 2008, then Chief of Army from 2008 until his retirement in June 2011.
Gillespie was educated at Inala State High School in Brisbane and enlisted in the Australian Army in 1968 as an apprentice bricklayer. He graduated from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea, in 1972, gaining a commission in the corps of the Royal Australian Engineers.
Gillespie held a range of regimental and staff appointments including Instructor at the School of Military Engineering and at the 1st Recruit Training Battalion. He then held regimental appointments as a junior officer in 2nd Field Engineer Regiment, 5th Field Engineer Regiment, 2nd/3rd Field Engineer Regiment and 1st Construction Regiment, after which he became a Senior Instructor at the School of Military Engineering.
Gellespie attended the Australian Army Command and Staff College, Queenscliff in 1985 and became Australian Exchange Instructor at the Royal School of Military Engineering in the United Kingdom in 1986. In 1989 he raised and then deployed as the second in command and operations officer, the 2nd Australian Contingent to the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) in Namibia.
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