Don McIver
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Born22 January 1936
Auckland, New Zealand
Died22 August 2016 (aged 80)
AllegianceNew Zealand
BranchNew Zealand Army
Don McIver | |
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.jpg) McIver in 2011 | |
| Born | 22 January 1936 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 22 August 2016 (aged 80) |
| Allegiance | New Zealand |
| Branch | New Zealand Army |
| Service years | 1952–1991 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Multinational Force and Observers (1989–91) Chief of the General Staff (1987–89) |
| Conflicts | Malayan Emergency Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Vietnam War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| Other work | Director of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (1991–99) President of the Returned and Services' Association (2010–14) |
Lieutenant General Donald Stuart McIver, CMG, OBE, (22 January 1936 – 22 August 2016) was a New Zealand military officer who was the Chief of the General Staff (1987–1989) and the director of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (1991–1999).[1]
During the Vietnam War he served as the 2IC of the final regiment of combined Australian and New Zealand infantry, 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) of the 1st Australian Task Force in 1971.[2][3]
In the 1981 New Year Honours, McIver was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[4] He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours.[5]
