Brian Dawson (general)
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Major General Brian Robert Dawson, AM, CSC (born 1954) is an Australian museum administrator and a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He joined the army via the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1973 and was commissioned into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. He commanded the Base Administrative Support Centre (1995–96), Australian Defence Force Academy (2006–07) and Australian Defence College (2007), deployed on operations to Somalia and the Solomon Islands, and was Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633 – Iraq from 2007 to 2008. He also served as Director General of Defence Public Affairs (2008–10) and, from 2010 to 2013, was Australia's first Military Representative to NATO and the European Union. Following his retirement from the army, Dawson joined the Australian War Memorial where he has served as Assistant Director, National Collection since December 2017.
Brian Dawson | |
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Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Traralgon, Victoria |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1973–2013 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | Australian Defence College (2007) Australian Defence Force Academy (2006–07) Base Administrative Support Centre (1995–96) |
Battles/wars | United Nations Operation in Somalia II Operation Trek Iraq War |
Awards | Member of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross |
Other work | Assistant Director, Australian War Memorial (2017–) |