General Peter John Cosgrove, AC, MC

Date of birth	1947-07-28	Sydney, NSW.
Other	1965	Entered the Royal Military College at Duntroon.
Other	1968	Graduated as a lieutenant from the Royal Military College.
Other units	1968-12	Posted to the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and subsequently served in Malayasia.
Other	1969	Joined Australian Reinforcement Unit at Nui Dat in South Vietnam. While in Vietnam he served with 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and as a platoon commander at Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force.
Date returned to Australia	1970	Was posted to the Methods of Instruction Team
Date of honour or award	1971-02-12	Military Cross (MC), for service in Vietnam.
Other	1972	Appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General.
Other units	1973	Posted as temporary captain to the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment as second in command.
Other	1976	Became an instructor at the Infantry Centre.
Other	1978	Attended Marine Corps Command and Staff College at Quantico, United States.
Date returned to Australia	1979	Began staff appointments in Sydney.
Other units	1983	Took command of 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Infantry.
Other	1984	Appointed Australian Army Exchange Instructor at the Army Staff College in England.
Date of honour or award	1985-01-26	Member of the Order of Australia (AM).
Other	1987	Appointed Military Assistant to the Chief of the General Staff.
Other units	1989	Appointed commander of the 6th Infantry Brigade.
Other	1996	Took command of the Australian Defence Warfare Centre.
Other	1997	Became Commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon.
Other	1999	Commander of Interfet (International Forces East Timor).
Other	2000	Appointed Chief of Army.
Date of honour or award	2000-03-25	Companion of the Order of Australia (AC).
Date of honour or award	2001	Australian of the Year.