Gus Gilmore

Peter Warwick Gilmore
Peter Warwick Gilmore
	Gus Gilmore in 2014
Nickname(s)	Gus
Born	31 January 1962 (age 62); Sydney, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1979–present
Rank	Major General
Commands	Commander Forces Command; Deputy Chief of Army; Special Operations Command; Special Air Service Regiment
Battles / wars	Iraq War; War in Afghanistan
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia; Distinguished Service Cross; Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States); Bronze Star (United States); Meritorious Service Medal (United States)

Major General Peter Warwick "Gus" Gilmore AO, DSC (born 31 January 1962) is a senior officer in the Australian Army, currently serving as Commander Forces Command since 23 January 2015. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Army from September 2013 to January 2015, and Special Operations Commander Australia from January 2011 to September 2013.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Education

1983 Royal Australian Infantry Corps
198? Platoon commander, 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
1988 Acting Quartermaster, 4th/3rd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment
1988 Special Air Service Regiment (SASR): Troop Commander; Adjutant; Operations Research Officer; Squadron Commander
2001–2002 Commander (LtCol) SASR – active service in Afghanistan
Staff appointments
- Directorate General of Land Development
- Headquarters Special Operations
2003 Director (Colonel) Strategy and International Engagement
Seconded to the National Security Division within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for 18 months
2005 Promoted Brigadier
- Deployed to lead the coalition Advisory Support Team working in the Iraqi Joint Headquarters in Baghdad
- Director General (Defence) Public Affairs
- Director General Future Land Warfare
- Chief of Staff, Special Operations Headquarters
- 2009 Commander, International Security Assistance Force Special Operations Forces, Afghanistan
2011 Promoted Major General and appointed Special Operations Commander Australia
2013 Deputy Chief of Army
2015 Commander Forces Command

	Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)	2013 Queen's Birthday Honours
	Member of the Order of Australia (AM)	2009 Queen's Birthday Honours^[4]
	Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)	2002^[5]^[6]
	Australian Active Service Medal
	Afghanistan Medal
	Iraq Medal
	Australian Service Medal
	Centenary Medal	2001^[7]
	Defence Force Service Medal with 4 clasps	35–39 years' service
	Australian Defence Medal	2006
	Officer of the Legion of Merit	(United States)
	Bronze Star	(United States)
	Meritorious Service Medal	(United States)
	NATO Medal for ISAF
	Meritorious Unit Citation with Federation Star

^ "Major General Peter Warwick (Gus) Gilmore, DSC, AM". Defence Leaders: Army. Australian Department of Defence. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Major General Peter Warwick (Gus) Gilmore, AO, DSC". Deputy Chief of Army. Australian Army.
^ "Major General PW (Gus) Gilmore, AO, DSC". Commander Forces Command. Australian Army. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
^ Member of the Order of Australia, 8 June 2009. Citation: For exceptional service as Director General Public Affairs, and as Director General Future Land Warfare.
^ Sandra Lee, 2006,18 Hours: The True Story Of A Modern Day Australian SAS War Hero, Harper Collins Australia, ISBN 978-0-7322-8246-2; ISBN 0-7322-8246-2.
"Browse Inside", Harper Collins Australia
^ Australian Special Forces soldiers honoured for Afghanistan operation (.doc), Media Release Min 679/02, 27 November 2002.
^ Centenary Medal, 1 January 2001. Citation: For service to Australian society through the Australian Army

Military offices
Preceded by Major General Michael Slater	Commander Forces Command 2015 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Major General Angus Campbell	Deputy Chief of Army 2013–2015	Succeeded by Major General Rick Burr
Preceded by Major General Tim McOwan	Special Operations Commander 2011–2013	Succeeded by Brigadier Daniel McDaniel (acting)