S. C. Graham

Major General Stuart Graham, AO, DSO, OBE, MC (1920–96), served in the Australian Army for thirty-nine years. He entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1938 and retired in 1977 as a major general. He distinguished himself in the Pacific theatre in World War II as a member of the 24th Australian Infantry Battalion and was awarded the Military Cross. In 1967, Major General Graham went to South Vietnam as Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force in Phuoc Tuy province. Major General Graham’s later appointments included Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Chief of Operations, General Officer Commanding Northern Command and Head of the Australian Defence Staff in London.