serviceyears branch commands birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1973 -- 2009 australian army united -rrb- deputy chief of army -lrb- 2004 -- 06 -rrb- nations training command -lrb- 2002 -- 04 -rrb- australian command and truce staff college -lrb- 1998 -- 99 -rrb- 1st signal regiment supervision -lrb- 1990 -- 91 -rrb- organization -lrb- 2006 -- 09 perth , western australia australia officer of the order of australia western sahara east timor united nations truce supervision organization 20 march 1952 major general ian gordon -lrb- general -rrb-
 ian campbell gordon
ian gordon -lrb- general -rrb-

major general ian campbell gordon ao -lrb- born 20 march 1952 -rrb- is a retired senior officer of the australian army .
he had a long and distinguished career culminating as deputy chief of army -lrb- 2004 -- 2006 -rrb- and head of mission of the united nations truce supervision organization -lrb- 2006 -- 2008 -rrb- .
