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|name= Kenneth James Gillespie |image= Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie, AC, DSC, CSM (Ret'd) at the Centenary of the Kangaroo March launch.jpg |caption= Ken Gillespie in December 2013 |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1952|6|28|df=yes}} |birth_place= Brisbane, Queensland |death_date= |death_place= |nickname= |allegiance= Australia |branch= Australian Army |serviceyears= 1968–2011 |rank= Lieutenant General |unit= |commands= Chief of Army (2008–11) Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2005–08) Land Commander Australia (2004–05) Commander Australian Contingent, Operation Slipper (2001–02) Commander West Sector, Operation Tanager (2000–01) |battles= Namibia East Timor War in Afghanistan
|awards= Companion of the Order of Australia Distinguished Service Cross Conspicuous Service Medal Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Meritorious Service Medal (Singapore) |relations= |laterwork= }} Lieutenant General Kenneth James "Ken" Gillespie {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|AC|DSC|CSM}} (born 28 June 1952) is a retired senior officer in the Australian Army. Gillespie served as Vice Chief of the Defence Force from 2005 until 2008, then Chief of Army from 2008 until his retirement in June 2011. Military careerGillespie was educated at Inala State High School in Brisbane and enlisted in the Australian Army in 1968 as an apprentice bricklayer.[1] He graduated from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea, in 1972, gaining a commission in the corps of the Royal Australian Engineers.[1] Gillespie held a range of regimental and staff appointments including Instructor at the School of Military Engineering and at the 1st Recruit Training Battalion.[1] He then held regimental appointments as a junior officer in 2nd Field Engineer Regiment, 5th Field Engineer Regiment, 2nd/3rd Field Engineer Regiment and 1st Construction Regiment, after which he became a Senior Instructor at the School of Military Engineering.[1] Gellespie attended the Australian Army Command and Staff College, Queenscliff in 1985 and became Australian Exchange Instructor at the Royal School of Military Engineering in the United Kingdom in 1986.[1] In 1989 he raised and then deployed as the second in command and operations officer, the 2nd Australian Contingent to the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) in Namibia.[2] In 1990, Gillespie became Standing Chairman of the Quadripartite Working Group for the Engineers in the ABCA Armies Agreement and in 1991 he attended the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College where he earned a Graduate Diploma in Strategic Studies.[1] In 1992 he held a senior staff appointment at the Directorate of Engineers — Army. He was appointed a Member of the Royal College of Defence Studies in the United Kingdom in 1998 and was selected to be Senior National Officer for Australia in the ABCA Program in 1999.[1] Gillespie's senior officer appointments included becoming inaugural Commanding Officer of the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Staff Officer Operations to the Chief of the Defence Force, inaugural commander of the Australian Theatre Joint Intelligence Centre, for which he was made a Member of the Order of Australia,[3] and inaugural Principal Staff Officer — Intelligence, Headquarters Australian Theatre.[1] He was promoted to brigadier in January 1999. In this rank he was the Chief of Staff Training Command — Army, he commanded the United Nations Sector West multinational brigade in East Timor,[11] and he was the National Commander of Australia's contribution to Operation Slipper.[12] Gillespie was promoted to major general and made Land Commander Australia in January 2004, and to lieutenant general as Vice Chief of the Defence Force in 2005.[1] Gillespie assumed his appointment as Chief of Army on 4 July 2008.[4] On 29 April 2010, Gillespie was presented with Singapore's Meritorious Service Medal by the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Teo Chee Hean, and Chief of the Singapore Army, Brigadier General Chan Chun Sing. The award came as a result of Gillespie's "leadership and commitment to furthering relationships between the armies" of Australia and Singapore.[5] In August 2010, controversy arose when Gillespie outlawed the wearing of berets on the grounds that they led to an increased risk of skin cancer. The exemption of the special forces from the ban added to the controversy.[6] Gillespie handed over command of the Army to Lieutenant General David Morrison during a ceremony on 24 June 2011,[7] and officially retired from the Australian Defence Force two days later. Personal lifeGillespie is married to Carmel and they have a student daughter. He has two grown children from a previous marriage. He is well travelled, enjoys most sports (particularly golf), and is a keen reader.[1] Honours and awardsFor his service as the Commander Australian Contingent, Operation Slipper, Gillespie was advanced to Officer of the Order of Australia in the Military Division[8] On 26 January 2011, Gillespie was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC).[9] Gillespie was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 2002 for "distinguished command and leadership"[10] while Commander Sector West deployed on active service with the United Nations Transitional Administration East Timor during Operation Tanager.
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite web |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/leaders/army/kenGillespie/index.htm |title=Biography: LTGEN Ken Gillespie |publisher=Department of Defence, Australian Government |date= |accessdate=14 September 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009054436/http://www.defence.gov.au/leaders/army/kenGillespie/index.htm |archivedate=9 October 2008 |df=dmy-all }} 2. ^1 It's an Honour entry – Conspicuous Service Medal, 8 June 1992 3. ^1 It's an Honour entry – Member of the Order of Australia, 8 June 1998 Citation: For exceptional service to the Australian Army and the Australian Defence Force, particularly in the development of the Australian Theatre Joint Intelligence Centre (ASTJIC). 4. ^New army chief flags shake-up to fight modern war, The Age, 28 August 2008 5. ^1 {{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Hetherington |title=Chief Awarded Military Honour |url=http://digital.realviewtechnologies.com/default.aspx?xml=defencenews_army.xml&iid=36966 |publisher=Army – The Soldier's Newspaper |date=10 June 2010 |accessdate=8 July 2010}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/diggers-denounce-beret-ban-as-attack-on-morale-20100922-15n1g.html |title=Diggers denounce beret ban as attack on morale |first=Dan |last=Oakes |date=23 September 2010 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=29 September 2010}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=12029|title=Army Celebrates Leadership|accessdate=24 June 2011|work=Defence Media Release|publisher=Australian Department of Defence}} 8. ^1 2 It's an Honour entry – Officer of the Order of Australia, 26 January 2003 Citation: For distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force as the Commander Australian Contingent, Operation SLIPPER in the Middle East between October 2001 and March 2002. 9. ^1 {{cite web |title=Gillespie, Kenneth James |url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1143407&search_type=quick&showInd=true |work=Search Australian Honours |publisher=Australian Government |accessdate=25 January 2011}} 10. ^1 2 It's an Honour entry – Distinguished Service Cross (Australian), 10 June 2002 Citation: For distinguished command and leadership as the Commander Sector West while deployed on active service with the United Nations Transitional Administration East Timor during Operation TANAGER. 11. ^Note that since its inception in 1991, only 35 awards of the Australian Distinguished Service Cross have been made. 12. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/leaders/army/kenGillespie/images/20070403adf74181_175.jpg |title=Official Portrait — Hi Res |accessdate=2008-08-11 |publisher=Australian Defence Force }} 13. ^[https://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/medals/untag.htm UNTAG Medal] 14. ^[https://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/medals/untaet.htm UNTAET Medal] External links{{Commons category-inline}}
title=Chief of Army| before=Lieutenant General Peter Leahy| after={{nowrap|Lieutenant General David Morrison}}| years=2008–2011|}}{{succession box| title=Vice Chief of the Defence Force| before=Vice Admiral Russ Shalders| after=Lieutenant General David Hurley| years=2005–2008| }}{{succession box| title=Land Commander Australia| before=Major General David Hurley| after=Major General Mark Kelly| years=2004–2005| }}{{s-end}}{{Vice Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)}}{{Chief of Army (Australia)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2011}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillespie, Ken}} 12 : 1952 births|Australian generals|Australian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Living people|Chiefs of Army (Australia)|Companions of the Order of Australia|Foreign recipients of the Legion of Merit|People from Brisbane|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)|Recipients of the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera)|Vice Chiefs of the Defence Force (Australia)|Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Medal |
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