Phillip Bennett Politician

General Sir Phillip Harvey Bennett AC, KBE, DSO (born 27 December 1928) is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army who served as Chief of the Australian Defence Force from 1984 to 1987, and later as Governor of Tasmania from 1987 to 1995.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Bennett General Sir Phillip
Birth date	December 27, 1928
Birth place	East Fremantle Western Australia
Nationality	Australia

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Office holder

awards	Legion of Merit Mentioned in dispatches Order of Australia Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Venerable Order of Saint John
military operations	Korean War Vietnam War Malayan Emergency
military branch	Australian Army
military command	Chief of General Staff Chief of the Defence Force 1st Division 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
military rank	General (Australia)
monarch	Elizabeth II
office	Governor of Tasmania
service end	1987
service start	1946
successor	Guy Green (judge)