"Australian Intelligence" Major General Peter Falkland Hand Signed 4X6 Card COA For Sale

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"Australian Intelligence" Major General Peter Falkland Hand Signed 4X6 Card COA:
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Up for sale the "Director of Joint Services Intelligence" General Peter Falkland Signed 4X6 Card.   

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Peter Falkland was born in Moonee

Ponds, Melbourne on the 5th of June 1925 and was educated at Xavier College in

Kew, Melbourne. He entered the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1943 and

graduated in December 1944 as a Lieutenant in the RAA. In the closing stages of

World War II, he served with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. He

later served with 2 Mountain Battery and 2/4th Australian Field Regiment in

Borneo. During the next 20 years he held a number of regimental, staff and

training appointments in Japan, Australia, Pakistan, England and Germany,

culminating in the command of 1st Field Regiment at Holsworthy in 1964. After

instructing at the Joint Services Staff College in England he served on the

staff of Headquarters 1st Division, Army Headquarters in Canberra and as Deputy

Commander 1st Australian Task Force in Sour Vietnam in 1970. During his time as

acting Task Commander, Peter was instrumental in the infamous withdrawal of the

8th Battalion from the Long Hais during Operation Hammersley. Following a year

at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, he returned to spend three

years as Director Joint Services Intelligence. In 1976 he was promoted Major

General and spent three years as the Head of the Australian Defence Staff in

Washington. On return to Australia he served as Deputy Chief of the General

Staff in Canberra. After retirement in 1982 he was an active member of Legacy

and was elected President of the ACT Club in 1988. He was appointed the seventh

Chief Commissioner of St John Ambulance Australia in November 1984 and was

instrumental in conducting a major structural review of the St John’s

organisation. During his time as Chief Commissioner he was committed towards

developing the talents of young volunteers and the Cadet movement. The Peter

Falkland Award was named in his honour and is presented to the Cadet of the

Year. Peter was appointed and Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the

Australia Day Honours List of 1977. He was appointed Colonel Commandant 2nd

Military District in June 1984 and Representative Colonel Commandant in May

1985. It was in 1988 he was diagnosed with cancer and although he appeared to

have an early remission, the tumours re-appeared in 1989. Peter continued to

carry out his duties with St John’s until hospitalised in late 1989. He was

invested as a Knight of Grace in the Order of St John in 1989 while in his

hospital bed.

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