Mervyn Brogan

Sir Mervyn Francis Brogan
Born	10 January 1915 Crows Nest, New South Wales
Died	8 March 1994(1994-03-08) (aged 79)
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1932–1973
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Chief of the General Staff
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches

Lieutenant General Sir Mervyn Francis Brogan KBE, CB (10 January 1915 – 8 March 1994)^[1] was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff (1971–1973).

Military career

Brogan graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon into the Royal Australian Engineers in 1932.^[2] He secured an engineering degree from the University of Sydney in 1938.^[3]

He served in World War II and was appointed a Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1944 for his service in the Salamaua–Lae campaign during which Australian Forces re-captured Salamaua.^[4][5] By 1954 he had become Director of Military Training for the Australian Army^[6] and by 1956 he was Adjutant-General.^[7]

In 1965 he was an Australian Representative on the Military Committee of the South East Asia Treaty Organisation,^[8] by 1967 he was Quartermaster-General^[9] and by 1970 he was General Officer Commanding Eastern Command.^[10]

He was made Chief of the General Staff in 1971 and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his service in that role in 1972.^[11] Australian troops were serving in Vietnam at that time.^[12]

References

1. ^ Death notice in the Sydney Morning Herald, 9 March 1994
2. ^ The Duntroon Society Newsletter 1 / 1988
3. ^ Pushing the Engineering envelope: 25 years of Warren Centre Achievement 1983-2008 University of Sydney, 2008
4. ^ World War II Nominal Roll
5. ^ Order of the British Empire, 27 April 1944 It's an honour
6. ^ There to the bitter end: Ted Serong in Vietnam By Anne E. Blair, Page 13 Allan & Unwin, 2001, ISBN 978-1865084688
7. ^ Error of judgement or outright bigotry? The colours controversy of the 1950s Sabretache, 1 September 2003
8. ^ London Gazette: no. 43650. p. 4656. 3 May 1965. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
9. ^ South Vietnam. 1967-11 National Library of Australia
10. ^ Rare wines for sale The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 October 1970
11. ^ Order of the British Empire, 3 June 1972 It's an honour
12. ^ Chief of General Staff Brogan visit to 1 ATF DPR/TV/1427 Australian War Memorial

Military offices
Preceded by Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly	Chief of the General Staff 1971 – 1973	Succeeded by Lieutenant General Francis Hassett

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Name	Brogan, Mervyn
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Date of birth	10 January 1915
Place of birth	Crows Nest, New South Wales
Date of death	8 March 1994
Place of death