Maurice Austin

Maurice "Bunny" Austin
Nickname	Bunny
Born	15 December 1916 Geelong, Victoria
Died	13 October 1985(1985-10-13) (aged 68) Canberra, ACT
Allegiance	Australian Army
Years of service	1938 - 1971
Rank	Brigadier
Commands held	1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mention in Despatches

Maurice "Bunny" Austin DSO, OBE (15 December 1916 – 13 October 1985) was an Australian Army Brigadier. He served in the AIF in World War II and commanded the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in 1952, and the 1st Battalion in the Korean War in 1953.

His appointments included Commandant of the Jungle Training Centre; Commander of the Logistic Support Force; Director of Personnel Services and honorary ADC to the Governor General.

On retirement from the Army he was appointed the Australian Army Historian where he researched and published works on the history of the Army in Australia from 1788 to federation.

The nickname "Bunny" comes from the fact that Thomas Austin (no relation) is believed to have been the first person to introduce rabbits in Australia.

See also

• List of Australian Generals and Brigadiers
• Maurice "Bunny" Austin honours and awards page at Australian War Memorial
• Australian War Memorial: PR86/062 - Papers of Maurice "Bunny" Austin

References

• World War II Nominal Roll
• The Army in Australia 1840-50 (M. Austin), Australian Government Publishing Service, 1979. ISBN 0 642 03630 6.

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Name	Austin, Maurice
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Date of birth	15 December 1916
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria
Date of death	13 October 1985
Place of death	Canberra, ACT