Peter Gration Military person

General Peter Courtney Gration AC, OBE (born 6 January 1932) is an Australian general who served in the positions of Chief of the General Staff and Chief of the Defence Force; the professional head of the Australian Army and Australian Defence Force respectively.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Gration General Peter Courtney
Birth date	January 06, 1932
Birth place	Richmond Victoria

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Military person

award	Order of Australia Order of the British Empire Orders decorations and medals of Indonesia
military operations	Vietnam War Malayan Emergency
military branch	Australian Army
military command	1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit (1969–70) Chief of the Defence Force (1987–93) Chief of the General Staff (1984–87) Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1984) Director of Engineers (1973–76) Logistics Command (1979–80)
military unit	Royal Australian Engineers
relation	Barry Gration
service start	1949
service end	1993