- John Baker (general)
Infobox Military Person
name= John Stuart Baker
lived= Birth date|1936|2|24 - Death date and age|2007|7|9|1936|2|24
placeofbirth=Melbourne, Victoria
placeofdeath=Canberra, ACT
caption= General John Baker
nickname=
allegiance= flagicon|Australia Commonwealth of Australia
serviceyears= 1954–1998
rank=General
branch= flagicon|AustraliaAustralian Army
commands=Australian Defence Force
Director Defence Intelligence Organisation
unit=
battles=Vietnam War
awards= Companion Of The Order Of Australia
Distinguished Service MedalMention in Despatches
laterwork=General John Stuart Baker AC, DSM, (24 February 1936 –9 July 2007 ) was anAustralia n army general. He was Chief of theAustralian Defence Force from July 1995 to July 1998. From 1990 to 1992, he was Director of theDefence Intelligence Organisation . [ [http://www.defence.gov.au/dio/about.html DIO Directors] ,Australian Defence Force .]Baker joined the
Australian Army in 1954, where he graduated from theRoyal Military College, Duntroon in 1957, enlisting with theRoyal Australian Engineers corps [ [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,22045082-1702,00.html Former ADF chief General Baker dies] , "The Australian ",9 July 2007 . Retrieved10 July 2007 .] later graduating from theUniversity of Melbourne with a degree incivil engineering .His first regimental posting was a one-year appointment in
Papua New Guinea . This was followed by a stint with the 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit during theVietnam War , where he wasMentioned in Despatches . He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1971, Colonel in 1979, Brigadier in 1982, Major General in 1987 and General in 1995. [ [http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=386 Supporting Australian Defence] , Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, November 1998.]Honours and awards
Notes:
1. The oak leaf for Mentioned in Dispatches is not worn after the award of a superior medal, in this case the Distinguished Service Medal.
2. All images of him show a significant delay between an award and his wearing a ribbon, and some were not worn at all.
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