Mark Kelly (general)
| Mark Andrew Kelly | |
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Kelly at Kandahar in 2009
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| Born |
31 October 1956 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1975–2010 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Joint Task Force 633 (2009–10) Land Command (2005–08) 1st Division (2004–05) 3rd Brigade (2000–02) 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1995–97) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Officer of the Order of Australia Distinguished Service Cross Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
| Other work | Repatriation Commissioner (2010–) Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Regiment (2011–) |
International Force for East Timor
War in Afghanistan
Major General Mark Andrew Kelly, AO, DSC (born 31 October 1956) is a former senior officer in the Australian Army. He served as Commander Joint Task Force 633 commanding all Australian Forces in the Middle East Area of Operations and Afghanistan from 12 January 2009 until 14 January 2010, and as Land Commander Australia from July 2005 to December 2008. He was appointed as the Repatriation Commissioner on 1 July 2010.
Mark Andrew Kelly was born on 31 October 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales, and educated at James Ruse Agricultural High School, graduating in 1974.
Kelly entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in January 1975, and graduated in December 1978, receiving the Sword of Honour. In the same year, Kelly received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New South Wales.
Allocated to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps, he was posted to the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Kelly's first operational deployment occurred when he served with the Commonwealth Monitoring Force in Rhodesia during the Independence elections in 1979–80. Kelly served as the exchange instructor at the British Army's School of Infantry at Warminster from September 1985 to November 1987. On promotion to major, he commanded Bravo company, a rifle Company in the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment from January 1988 until December 1989. He attended the Army Command and Staff College in 1990 and then served as the Brigade Major of 3rd Brigade from January 1991 until December 1992. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in January 1993 and served in staff appointments in Army Headquarters until December 1995. He also completed a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from the University of New South Wales in 1995.
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