David Morrison

For other people named David Morrison, see David Morrison (disambiguation).

David Lindsay Morrison
Morrison in 2007
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1979 – present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Chief of Army Commander Forces Command Deputy Chief of Army Australian Defence College 3rd Brigade 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Battles/wars	Operation Lagoon International Force for East Timor
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia

Lieutenant General David Lindsay Morrison AO (born 1956) is a senior officer within the Australian Army, currently serving in the position of Chief of Army.

Early life and career

David Morrison joined the Australian Army in 1979, after completing a Bachelor of Arts at the Australian National University. He graduated from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.^[1]

Between 1987 and 1988, Morrison served as the Australian Instructor at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in the United Kingdom.^[1]

In 1992, Morrison attended Army Command and Staff College, Queenscliff, and was then appointed as the Brigade Major of the 3rd Brigade, based in Townsville, Queensland.^[1] During that time he took part in Operation Lagoon, acting as chief of staff for a multinational force that provided security to the peace conference held in Bougainville during 1994. The following year he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.

In 1997 he was appointed as the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, holding that position until the end of 1998, when he was posted as Chief Instructor Command, Staff Operations Wing at the Army All Corps Promotion Training Centre in Canungra.^[1]

He was awarded Member of the Order of Australia in 1999 for his services as Brigade Major, Director of Preparedness and Mobilisation and CO of 2RAR.^[2]

Upon promotion to colonel in October 1999, Morrison was appointed as Colonel Operations, Headquarters International Force for East Timor (INTERFET).^[1] On his return to Australia, he was posted to the Deployable Joint Force Headquarters as Chief of Staff.^[1] He left that position at the end of 2001 to attend the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Canberra, where he graduated in 2002 with a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies.^[1]

Morrison was promoted to brigadier in November 2002, and commanded the 3rd Brigade from December 2002 until December 2004.^[1] He was then appointed as Director-General Preparedness and Plans - Army (DGPP-A) and held that position until his promotion to major general in December 2005.^[1]

He was appointed Commander of the Australian Defence College in January 2006, and Head Military Strategic Commitments in April 2007.^[1]

Morrison took up the appointment of Deputy Chief of Army in February 2008, replacing Major General John Patrick Cantwell. He served in this position until December, when he was appointed Land Commander Australia (LCAUST).^[1] Following a re-structure in July 2009, the post of Land Commander Australia was re-designated as Commander Forces Command.^[1] Morrison was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours List of 2010.^[3]

Morrison was promoted to lieutenant general on 23 June 2011, and assumed the post of Chief of Army in a ceremony the following day.^[4]

Honours and Awards

	Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)	(2010)
	Australian Active Service Medal[5]
	International Force East Timor Medal[5]
	Defence Force Service Medal with 3 Clasps[5]	(30 years of service)
	Australian Defence Medal[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} ADF Biography
2. ^ It's an Honour entry - Member of the Order of Australia
3. ^ It's an Honour entry - Officer of the Order of Australia
4. ^ "Army Celebrates Leadership". Defence Media Release. Australian Department of Defence. http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=12029. Retrieved 24 June 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b c d} Official High Resolution Photo

External links

• Media related to David Morrison at Wikimedia Commons

Military offices
Preceded by Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie	Chief of Army 2011 –	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by New position Replaced position of Land Commander Australia	Commander Forces Command 2009 – 2011	Succeeded by Major General Jeffrey Sengelman
Preceded by Major General Mark Kelly	Land Commander Australia 2008 – 2009	Succeeded by None Position replaced by Commander Forces Command
Preceded by Major General John Cantwell	Deputy Chief of Army 2008 – 2009	Succeeded by Major General Paul Symon
Preceded by Rear Admiral Mark Bonser	Commander Australian Defence College 2006 – 2007	Succeeded by Brigadier Brian Dawson (acting)

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Name	Morrison, David
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Date of birth	1956
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