Major General Ronald Alwyn Grey AO[1] DSO[2] was a senior Australian Army officer and Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (1983–1988).
Military career[]
Grey served in the Australian Army from 1950 to 1983, attaining the rank of Major General in 1978. During his career he served in Borneo, Korea, and Vietnam.[3]
- Summary[4]
13 June 1952 – 23 July 1952 14 August 1952 – 12 June 1953 |
Korea | Lieutenant, 3 RAR |
1962 | UK | Staff College, Camberley |
1966 | Borneo | Major, Army Service Corps |
25 November 1968 | Appointed Commanding Officer, 7 RAR | |
February 1970-March 1971 | Vietnam | Lieutenant-Colonel commanding 7 RAR in Phuc Tuy Province |
1977 | Awarded National Medal | |
1984 | Awarded clasp to National Medal |
Grey was Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished conduct in the Borneo Territories during the period 24 December 1965 to 23 June 1966.[5] He was awarded the DSO in 1971 for his role as the Commanding Officer of 7 Royal Australian Regiment in Vietnam,[2] and was also awarded the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm.[3]
He served as Chief of Operations - Army, and as General Officer Commanding Field Force Command in the early 1980s.[1]
Commissioner, Australian Federal Police[]
Grey was the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police from 1983 to 1988.[3][6]
Later work[]
"In 1988 he was commissioned to undertake a comprehensive review of the rescue services in New South Wales. The recommendations of the study were implemented by the N.S.W. Government in 1989."[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AO, 26 January 1983, Citation: For service to the Australian Army, particularly as Chief of Operations Army and as General Officer Commanding Field Force Command, It's an Honour.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 DSO, 21 December 1971, Citation: 7 Royal Australian Regiment - Commanding in Vietnam, It's an Honour.
D.S.O. London Gazette (Vietnam) 21 December 1971.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 16 December 1971. - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 AFP - The First Thirty Years, 30th Anniversary of the AFP 1979-2009, www.afp.gov.au, pg.8
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lot 463, 25 March 2013, Vietnam 1964-73 campaign medal (57011 R. A. Grey), www.dnw.co.uk - Auction result
- ↑ Mention in Despatches, London Gazette, 13 December 1966.
- ↑ bio, Commissioner's message, Platypus Magazine, October 2004, pg.3
External links[]
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