Donald Beaumont Dunstan

Sir Donald Beaumont Dunstan (born February 18, 1923 in Murray Bridge , Australia , † October 15, 2011 in Adelaide ) was an Australian general and Governor of South Australia .

Life

Dunstan came from a poor background. At the age of 13, his father died of an injury from WWI . After graduating from the Royal Military College Duntroon , Dunstan served in Darwin and New Guinea during World War II . After the war he was transferred to the occupying power in Japan as a staff soldier. During the Korean War he was appointed commander in chief of the Commonwealth forces. He also took part in the Vietnam War and commanded the 1st Australian Task Force there . In the 1970s he made another career in the staff service and in 1977 was appointed Chief of Army , the Commander in Chief of the Australian Armed Forces.

On April 23, 1982 he was appointed governor of South Australia and remained so until February 5, 1991.

Dunstan died on October 15, 2011 at the age of 88 and was given a state funeral .

Awards

• Pacific Star
• Was medal 1939-1945
• Korea Medal
• United Nations Korea Medal
• Member of the Order of the British Empire (1954)
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1969)
• Vietnam Medal
• Companion of the Order of the Bath (1972)
• National Medal of Australia 1st class
• Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1979)
• Companion of the Order of Australia (1991)
• Centenary Medal (2001)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituaries: Tributes to three of our finest. The Advertiser , November 12, 2011, accessed December 6, 2011 . 
2. ^ State funeral for Sir Donald Dunstan. The Advertiser , October 25, 2011, accessed December 6, 2011 .