Gus Gilmore

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Peter Warwick Gilmore
Officer of the Order of Australia
Distinguished Service Cross
Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)
Bronze Star Medal (United States)
Meritorious Service Medal (United States)[1]

Commander Forces Command
(2015–16). His final appointment was as Head Military Strategic Commitments Division from 2016 to 2019.

Early life and education

Peter Warwick Gilmore was born on 31 January 1962 in

Second World War,[4] Korean War and Vietnam War,[5][6] and rose to the rank of brigadier.[2][3]

Gilmore was educated at

Australian Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.[7][9]

Military career

Early career and regimental command

Gilmore was initially posted to the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment as a platoon commander, later serving with the Infantry Centre in Singleton, New South Wales, and the 4th/3rd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment in Sydney. In 1988, Gilmore passed selection and was appointed to the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR). For over a decade he filled various appointments in the SASR, including as a troop commander, adjutant, operations research officer, and squadron commander, rising to the command of the regiment in 2001.[9][11] That year, he was selected as a recipient of the Centenary Medal in recognition of his "service to Australian society through the Australian Army".[12]

Gilmore's period as commanding officer of the SASR coincided with

Al Qaeda elements in the region.[13] After more than three months of heavy activity, during which 1 Squadron SASR was involved in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions,[14] Gilmore was succeeded in command of the Australian Special Operations Task Group by Lieutenant Colonel Rowan Tink on 1 February 2002.[15] Three squadrons of the SASR completed operational rotations in Afghanistan over the first twelve months, receiving praise from Mattis and other coalition partners for their efficiency and effectiveness.[16] The squadrons' achievements were recognised with the Meritorious Unit Citation, while Gilmore was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) and the United States Bronze Star Medal.[17][18] The citation for Gilmore's DSC praised his "distinguished and inspirational leadership" in Afghanistan, noting that he "demonstrated an exceptionally high level of leadership and remarkably fine political acumen."[19]

Rise to senior command

In 2003, Gilmore was posted to Australian Army Headquarters in

Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours of June 2009.[20]

Gilmore (left) discusses troop movements with a United States Marine Corps major during a training exercise in the Northern Territory, August 2015.

Gilmore was selected to command the Special Operations Forces assigned to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and redeployed to Afghanistan to take up the role in October 2009. The posting lasted twelve months and, on his return to Australia, he was promoted major general and succeeded Major General Tim McOwan as Special Operations Commander Australia (SOCAUST) in January 2011.[7][9][11] As SOCAUST, Gilmore was responsible to both the Chief of Army and Chief of Joint Operations for the training, capability development, and operations of Australia's special forces.[21] In November 2012, Gilmore represented the Australian Army and Special Operations Command during the reinterment of two Australian soldiers at Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery. Both men had been killed while serving with Z Special Unit during the Second World War.[22]

Gilmore was appointed an

Deputy Chief of Army.[11] He occupied the role for sixteen months, before being appointed Commander Forces Command on 23 January 2015.[24] Based at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, in this role he was responsible for the training, development and sustainment of the bulk of the Australian Army's forces and training establishments, including its infantry and aviation brigades and the Army Recruit Training Centre.[25] In December 2016, he became Head Military Strategic Commitments Division within the Vice Chief of Defence Force Group,[26] with purview for the strategic management of potential and present commitments for the Australian Defence Force. He relinquished the appointment and retired in 2019.[27]

Personal life

Gilmore is married and has three children. An active sportsman, he enjoys running, surfing, and spectating rugby union.[9]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Gilmore, Gus (28 June 2016). "Raising and Training the Australian Army: An Address to the RUSI" (PDF). Institute Proceedings. Royal United Service Institute of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Gilmore, Major General Peter Warwick 'Gus', AO, DSC". Heritage Guide. Geelong College. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Obituaries: Gilmore, Ian George Charles". The Age. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Gilmore, Ian George Charles". World War II Nominal Roll. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Gilmore, Ian George". Korean War Nominal Roll. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Gilmore, Ian George Charles". Vietnam War Nominal Roll. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Maj-Gen. (Gus) Peter Warwick Gilmore". Who's Who in Australia Online. ConnectWeb. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 10 April 1979. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Major General Peter Warwick (Gus) Gilmore, DSC, AM". Defence Leaders: Army. Australian Department of Defence. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Appointment of Officers". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 14 August 1984. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d "Major General Peter Warwick (Gus) Gilmore, AO, DSC". Deputy Chief of Army. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Centenary Medal to Peter Warwick Gilmore". It's an Honour. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  13. ^ Masters 2017, pp. 3–6.
  14. ^ Masters 2012, p. 87.
  15. ^ Masters 2017, p. 15.
  16. ^ Masters 2017, pp. 36, 40.
  17. ^ Masters 2017, p. 40.
  18. ^ Lee 2006, p. 4.
  19. ^ "Australian Special Forces Soldiers Honoured for Afghanistan Operation". Minister for Defence media release. Department of Defence. 22 November 2002. Archived from the original on 29 July 2003.
  20. ^ "The Queen's Birthday 2009 Honours" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  21. ^ Davies, Jennings & Scheer 2014, p. 12.
  22. ^ McPhedran 2013, pp. 311–312.
  23. ^ "Officer (AO) in the Military Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). The Queen's Birthday 2013 Honours List. Office of the Governor-General of Australia. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Commander Forces Command: Major General PW (Gus) Gilmore, AO, DSC". Leaders. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016.
  25. ^ "Forces Command". Units. Australian Army. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Head Military Strategic Commitments Division: Major General PW 'GUS' Gilmore". Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group. Department of Defence. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Military Strategic Commitments Division". Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group. Department of Defence. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

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