Gus Gilmore

Major General Peter Warwick (Gus) Gilmore, (born 31 January 1962, Sydney) was appointed Special Operations Commander Australia in January 2011. On 19 September 2013 he was appointed the Deputy Chief of Army to replace Angus Campbell.

Education

 * Geelong College
 * Royal Military College Duntroon, 1979–1983
 * University of New South Wales (B.A.)
 * Deakin University (Master of Arts (International Relations))
 * British Royal Military College of Science
 * Australian Army Command and Staff College
 * Australian Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies

Military career

 * 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

Honours and awards






Personal

 * Married with three teenage children.
 * Enjoys surfing, running, and following rugby union.