Appointees
The following table lists all those who have held the post of Chief of Army or its preceding positions. Ranks and honours are as at the completion of their stint in said position.
| Rank and pre-nominal |
Name |
Post-nominal(s) |
Term began |
Term ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Officer Commanding Australian Military Forces | ||||
| Major General Sir | Hutton, EdwardEdward Hutton | KCB, KCMG | 01902-01-2929 January 1902 | 01904-11-1010 November 1904 |
| Major General | Finn, HarryHarry Finn | CB, DCM | 01904-11-1010 November 1904 | 01905-01-1212 January 1905 |
| Chief of the General Staff | ||||
| Colonel | Bridges, WilliamWilliam Bridges | CMG | 01909-01-011 January 1909 | 01909-05-2525 May 1909 |
| Major General Sir | Hoad, JohnJohn Hoad | KCMG | 01909-05-2626 May 1909 | 01911-05-3030 May 1911 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Wilson, Francis AdrianFrancis Adrian Wilson | DSO | 01911-06-011 June 1911 | 01912-05-1010 May 1912 |
| Brigadier General | Gordon, Joseph MariaJoseph Maria Gordon | CB | 01912-05-1111 May 1912 | 01914-07-3131 July 1914 |
| Major General | Legge, James GordonJames Gordon Legge | CMG | 01914-08-011 August 1914 | 01915-05-2323 May 1915 |
| Colonel | Irving, GodfreyGodfrey Irving | 01915-05-2424 May 1915 | 01915-12-3131 December 1915 | |
| Colonel | Foster, HubertHubert Foster | 01916-01-011 January 1916 | 01917-09-3030 September 1917 | |
| Major General | Legge, James GordonJames Gordon Legge | CB, CMG | 01917-10-011 October 1917 | 01920-05-3131 May 1920 |
| Lieutenant General Sir | White, BrudenellBrudenell White | KCMG, KCVO, CB, DSO | 01920-06-011 June 1920 | 01923-06-1010 June 1923 |
| General Sir | Chauvel, HarryHarry Chauvel | GCMG, KCB | 01923-06-1111 June 1923 | 01930-04-1515 April 1930 |
| Major General | Coxen, WalterWalter Coxen | CB, CMG, DSO | 01930-04-1616 April 1930 | 01931-09-3030 September 1931 |
| Major General Sir | Bruche, JuliusJulius Bruche | KCB, CMG | 01931-10-011 October 1931 | 01935-04-2020 April 1935 |
| Lieutenant General | Lavarack, JohnJohn Lavarack | CB, CMG, DSO | 01935-04-2121 April 1935 | 01939-10-1212 October 1939 |
| Lieutenant General | Squires, ErnestErnest Squires | CB, DSO, MC | 01939-10-1313 October 1939 | 01940-01-2626 January 1940 |
| Major General | Northcott, JohnJohn Northcott | CB | 01940-01-2727 January 1940 | 01940-03-1717 March 1940 |
| General Sir | White, BrudenellBrudenell White | KCB, KCMG, KCVO, DSO | 01940-03-1818 March 1940 | 01940-08-1313 August 1940 |
| Lieutenant General | Sturdee, VernonVernon Sturdee | CBE, DSO | 01940-08-1414 August 1940 | 01942-09-099 September 1942 |
| Lieutenant General | Northcott, JohnJohn Northcott | CB | 01942-09-1010 September 1942 | 01945-11-3030 November 1945 |
| Lieutenant General Sir | Sturdee, VernonVernon Sturdee | KBE, CB, DSO | 01945-12-011 December 1945 | 01950-04-1616 April 1950 |
| Lieutenant General Sir | Rowell, SydneySydney Rowell | KBE, CB | 01950-04-1717 April 1950 | 01954-12-1515 December 1954 |
| Lieutenant General Sir | Wells, HenryHenry Wells | KBE, CB, DSO | 01954-12-1616 December 1954 | 01958-03-2222 March 1958 |
| Lieutenant General Sir | Garrett, RagnarRagnar Garrett | KBE, CB | 01958-03-2323 March 1958 | 01960-06-3030 June 1960 |
| Lieutenant General Sir | Pollard, RegReg Pollard | KBE, CB, DSO | 01960-07-011 July 1960 | 01963-01-2020 January 1963 |
| Lieutenant General Sir | Wilton, JohnJohn Wilton | KBE, CB, DSO | 01963-01-2121 January 1963 | 01966-05-1818 May 1966 |
| Lieutenant General Sir | Daly, ThomasThomas Daly | KBE, CB, DSO | 01966-05-1919 May 1966 | 01971-05-1818 May 1971 |
| Lieutenant General Sir | Brogan, MervynMervyn Brogan | KBE, CB | 01971-05-1919 May 1971 | 01973-11-1919 November 1973 |
| Lieutenant General | Hassett, FrankFrank Hassett | AC, CB, CBE, DSO, LVO | 01973-11-2020 November 1973 | 01975-11-2323 November 1975 |
| Lieutenant General | MacDonald, ArthurArthur MacDonald | CB, OBE | 01975-11-2424 November 1975 | 01977-04-2020 April 1977 |
| Lieutenant General Sir | Dunstan, DonaldDonald Dunstan | KBE, CB | 01977-04-2121 April 1977 | 01982-02-1414 February 1982 |
| Lieutenant General Sir | Bennett, PhillipPhillip Bennett | KBE, AO, DSO | 01982-02-1515 February 1982 | 01984-02-1212 February 1984 |
| Lieutenant General | Gration, PeterPeter Gration | AO, OBE | 01984-02-1313 February 1984 | 01987-04-1212 April 1987 |
| Lieutenant General | O'Donnell, LawrenceLawrence O'Donnell | AC | 01987-04-1313 April 1987 | 01990-04-1515 April 1990 |
| Lieutenant General | Coates, JohnJohn Coates | AC, MBE | 01990-04-1313 April 1990 | 01992-04-3030 April 1992 |
| Lieutenant General | Grey, JohnJohn Grey | AC | 01992-05-011 May 1992 | 01995-07-077 July 1995 |
| Lieutenant General | Sanderson, JohnJohn Sanderson | AC | 01995-07-088 July 1995 | 01997-02-1818 February 1997 |
| Chief of Army | ||||
| Lieutenant General | Sanderson, JohnJohn Sanderson | AC | 01997-02-1919 February 1997 | 01998-06-2323 June 1998 |
| Lieutenant General | Hickling, FrankFrank Hickling | AO, CSC | 01998-06-2424 June 1998 | 02000-07-1515 July 2000 |
| Lieutenant General | Cosgrove, PeterPeter Cosgrove | AC, MC | 02000-07-01July 2000 | 02002-06-2727 June 2002 |
| Lieutenant General | Leahy, PeterPeter Leahy | AC | 02002-06-2828 June 2002 | 02008-07-033 July 2008 |
| Lieutenant General | Gillespie, KenKen Gillespie | AC, DSC, CSM | 02008-07-044 July 2008 | 02011-06-2424 June 2011 |
| Lieutenant General | Morrison, DavidDavid Morrison | AO | 02011-06-2424 June 2011 | Incumbent |
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