Deputy Chief of Army

The Deputy Chief of Army (DCA) is the second most senior appointment in the Australian Army, responsible to the Chief of Army (CA). The rank associated with the position is major general (2-star).

Deputy Chief of Army
Incumbent
Anthony Rawlins
since 10 December 2018
Australian Army
StyleMajor General
AbbreviationDCA
Member ofAustralian Defence Force
Reports toChief of Army
Formation1920
First holderBrigadier General Thomas Blamey
WebsiteOfficial website

The current appointee is Major General Anthony Rawlins who took up his posting in December 2018, succeeding Jake Ellwood who had served as the Deputy Chief of Army from May 2018.[1]

Appointees

The following (incomplete) list chronologically records those who have held the post of Deputy Chief of Army or its preceding positions. Rank and honours are as at the completion of the individual's tour(s).

RankNamePostnominalsTerm beganTerm ended Notes
Deputy Chief of the General Staff
Brigadier GeneralThomas BlameyCB, CMG, DSO19201923
Major GeneralJohn NorthcottCB, MVOOctober 19391941
Major GeneralSydney RowellCBEAugust 1941April 1942
Major GeneralGeorge Alan VaseyCBE, DSO & BarApril 1942September 1942
Major GeneralFrank BerrymanCBE, DSOSeptember 1942November 1943
Major GeneralJohn ChapmanDSO & Bar, OBEOctober 1944March 1946
Major GeneralEdward MilfordCBE, DSOMarch 1946May 1946
Major GeneralHenry WellsCBE, DSO19461947
Major GeneralRonald HopkinsCBEMay 1950February 1951
Major GeneralEric WoodwardCBE, DSOFebruary 1951September 1951
Major GeneralRagnar GarrettCBEFebruary 1953December 1953
Major GeneralLindley BarhamCBEDecember 1953October 1954
Major GeneralHector EdgarCBE30 October 19541958[2][3]
Major GeneralIan MurdochCBE19581960[3][4]
Major GeneralThomas TaylorCBE, LVO12 December 1960January 1964[4][5]
Major GeneralFrank HassettCBE, DSO, LVOJanuary 1964January 1966
Major GeneralArthur MacDonaldOBE19661967
Major GeneralStuart Clarence GrahamDSO, OBE, MC19691972
Major GeneralJohn WhitelawAO, CBE19771978
Major GeneralJohn WilliamsonAO, OBE19781979
Major GeneralPeter FalklandAO19801982
Major GeneralPeter GrationOBE19831983[6]
Major GeneralLawrence O'Donnell19841985[6]
Major GeneralPeter Day19851986[6]
Major GeneralGordon FitzgeraldAO19871990
Major GeneralMichael JefferyAO, MC19901991[6]
Major GeneralJohn GreyAO19911992[6]
Major GeneralArthur FittockAO19921992[6]
Major GeneralGeoffrey CarterAONovember 19921995
Deputy Chief of Army
Major GeneralJohn HartleyAO19951998[6]
Major GeneralPeter AbigailAO1998May 2000[6]
Major GeneralPeter LeahyAOMay 2000June 2002[6]
Major GeneralFrank RobertsAOJune 2002May 2004
Major GeneralIan GordonAOMay 2004November 2006[6]
Major GeneralJohn CantwellAOJanuary 2007January 2008[6]
Major GeneralDavid MorrisonAMJanuary 2008July 2009[6]
Major GeneralPaul SymonAOJuly 2009November 2011[6]
Major GeneralJeffrey SengelmanDSC, AM, CSCNovember 20112012[6]
Major GeneralAngus CampbellDSC, AM201219 September 2013[6]
Major GeneralGus GilmoreAO, DSC19 September 20134 January 2015[7]
Major GeneralRick BurrAO, DSC, MVO4 January 20153 May 2018[7]
Major GeneralJake EllwoodDSC3 May 201810 December 2018[1]
Major GeneralAnthony RawlinsDSC, AM10 December 2018Incumbent[1]

References
  1. "Deputy Chief of Army". Leaders. Australian Army. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. "General Officer Commanding – Eastern Command". Western Herald. 18 October 1963. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. "New Southern Command Chief". Canberra Times. 24 January 1958. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. "General Staff Deputy Chief Appointed". Canberra Times. 23 June 1960. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. "Reshuffle of Army Commands". Canberra Times. 2 August 1963. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. Singh, Shivani (2014). Who's Who in Australia 2014. Melbourne, Australia: Crown Content. ISBN 1-74095-172-7.
  7. "Deputy Chief of Army". Leaders. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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