Sandy Pearson
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Cedric Maudsley Ingram Pearson
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| Nickname(s) | "Sandy" |
| Born | 24 August 1918 Kurri Kurri, New South Wales |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Narrabeen, New South Wales |
| Allegiance |  Australia |
| Service/ |
Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1937–1975 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Royal Military College, Duntroon (1970–73) 1st Division (1969–70) 1st Australian Task Force (1968–69) 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1962–64) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Vietnam War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Legion of Merit (United States)[1] Knight of the National Order of Vietnam[2] Cross of Gallantry with Palm (Vietnam)[2] |
Major General Cedric Maudsley Ingram "Sandy" Pearson AO, DSO, OBE, MC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (24 August 1918[3] – 7 November 2012) was an Australian Army officer. He was a Commander of Australian Forces during the Vietnam War, Commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon and Director of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales.[4]
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Early life and family
CMI Pearson (known as Sandy) was born in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales,[3] the son of Margaret and the Rev. George Ingram Pearson, a Methodist minister.[5] He was the younger brother of Dr H. H. Pearson.[6] Pearson attended Newington College (1932–1936)[7] before graduating from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1940.
Army career
- Served Second World War, (1942–1945)[3]
- Served Singapore, (1966–1968)
- Commander 1st Australian Task Force, Vietnam, (1968–1969)[8][9]
- Commandant, Royal Military College, Duntroon, (1970–1973)[9]
- Chief of Personnel, Australian Army, (1973–1975)
Post army career
- Exexcutive Director, Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, (1976–1983)
- Director, Brickworks Ltd, (1983–1998)
Committees
- RSL Committees, (1977–2002)
- Newington College Council, (1978–1998)
- NSW Homeless Children, (1981–1990)
Death
Aged 94, Pearson died on 7 November 2012 at the RSL Village in Narrabeen, New South Wales.[10] His funeral was held eight days later at the Newington College Chapel, Stanmore.
Notes
- ↑ Barnes 1974, p. 80.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barnes 1974, p. 84.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 PEARSON, Cedric Mandsley Ingram, memorial.act.gov.au
- ↑ Crown Content Who's Who in Australia 2007 p. 1622
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Herbert Hilary (Hugh) Ingram Pearson
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) p. 154
- ↑ Commander 1st Australian Task Force at the time of the Battle of Binh Ba (image)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Vietnam vets honoured – Local News – News – The Manly Daily. Manly-daily.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved on 2011-04-06.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
References
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