Duncan Lewis
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| Duncan Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1975-2005 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Special Air Service Regiment Commander Sector West UNTAET Special Operations Commander Australia |
| Battles/wars | 1982 Lebanon War (UNTSO) International Force for East Timor |
| Awards | Officer Of The Order Of Australia Distinguished Service Cross Conspicuous Service Cross |
| Other work | First Assistant Secretary of the National Security Division |
Major General Duncan Edward Lewis AO, DSC, CSC (b. 1954), is a retired Australian Army officer, and former Commander Special Forces.
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[edit] Service History
Majore General Lewis graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1975, where was allocated to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.
During his career, Lewis served three tours with the Special Air Service Regiment, later commanding the Regiment between 1990 and 1992, where, for his serices, Lewis was decorated with the Conspicuous Service Cross.[1]
Between 1994 and 1996, Major General Lewis was Army Attache in Jakarta, and during the INTERFET period he was appointed the Australian Defence Force spokesman on East Timor.
Duncan Lewis was promoted to Brigadier in January of 2000, and appointed Commander Sector West UNTAET, in East Timor, commanding Australian and New Zealand forces. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his command there.[2]
Lewis assumed his appointment as Commander Special Forces in January 2001, and was promoted to the rank of Major General on 19th December, 2002. In the Australia Day Honours list of 2005, Lewis was appointed a Officer of the Order of Australia.[3]
[edit] Later Life
On retiring from the army in 2005, Duncan Lewis was appointed to the position of First Assistant Secretary of the National Security Division in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and in October 2005, was appointed as Deputy Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
[edit] References
- ^ It's an Honour - Conspicuous Service Cross
- ^ It's an Honour - Distinguished Service Cross
- ^ It's an Honour - Officer of the Order of Australia
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by New creation |
Special Operations Commander 2002-2004 |
Succeeded by Major General Mike Hindmarsh AO, CSC |
