Sandy Pearson
Australian Army officer
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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]
Cedric Maudsley Ingram Pearson | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Sandy" |
| Born | 24 August 1918 Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 7 November 2012 (aged 94) Narrabeen, New South Wales, Australia |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch | Australian Army |
| Service years | 1937–1975 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Royal Military College, Duntroon (1970–73) 1st Division (1969–70) 1st Australian Task Force (1968–69) 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1962–64) |
| Conflicts | 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] |
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] Pearson attended Newington College (1932–1936)[6] 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)[7][8]
- Commandant, Royal Military College, Duntroon, (1970–1973)[8]
- Chief of Personnel, Australian Army, (1973–1975)
Post army career
- Executive 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.[9] His funeral was held eight days later at the Newington College Chapel, Stanmore.