Greg Bilton

Major General Greg Bilton, AM, CSC, was born in Melbourne, Australia.

After completing his secondary education at Melbourne High School he entered the Royal Military College – Duntroon in 1983 and graduated to the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery in 1986. He completed regimental appointments as a lieutenant and captain in 1st and 4th Field Regiments, 8th/12th Medium Regiment and the School of Artillery.

Major General Bilton has held command appointments as Battery Commander 104th Field Battery, Commanding Officer 4th Field Regiment, Commander 7th Brigade and Deputy Commanding General United States Army Pacific. He served in staff appointments in the Directorate of Officer Career Management, the Directorate of Force Structure (Army) and as Director-General Development and Plans (Army). He has also been an
instructor at the Australian Command and Staff College.

Major General Bilton deployed on Operation MAZURKA in 1993 on the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Headquarters. In 2008 he deployed on Operation SLIPPER as Deputy Chief of Staff for Security Sector Reform on Headquarters Regional Command South, Afghanistan.

Major General Bilton is a graduate of the Long Gunnery Course at the UK School of Artillery, the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Weston Creek.

He also holds a Bachelor degree in Military Studies and master’s degrees in Military Art and Science and in Strategic Studies. He is also a recipient of prestigious academic honors; the Major General Hans Schlup (US) award for excellence in International Relations and the Blamey Award (Australia) for Leadership.

Major General Bilton has been awarded the Force Commander’s Commendation for his work on Operation MAZURKA in the Sinai, a Conspicuous Service Cross for his force structure work at Army Headquarters, the Canadian Meritorious Service Medal for his work in Afghanistan, the United States Legion of Merit and the Japanese Defence Cooperation Medal for his work at United States Army Pacific. He was appointed a member of the Order of Australia in 2014 in recognition of his work as Director-General Development and Plans at Army Headquarters and as Commander 7th Brigade.