Education

• Geelong College
• Royal Military College Duntroon, 1979–1983
• University of New South Wales
  University of New South Wales
  The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
  
   (B.A.)
• Deakin University
  Deakin University
  Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...
  
   (Master of Arts (International Relations))
• British Royal Military College of Science
• Australian Army Command and Staff College
• Australian Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies

Military career

• 1983 Royal Australian Infantry Corps
  Royal Australian Infantry Corps
  The Royal Australian Infantry Corps is the parent corps for all infantry regiments of the Australian Army. It was established on 14 December 1948, with its Royal Corps status being conferred by His Majesty King George VI. At her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II became Colonel-in-Chief of the...
  
  
• 198? Platoon commander, 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
  Royal Australian Regiment
  The Royal Australian Regiment is the parent regiment for regular infantry battalions of the Australian Army and is the senior infantry regiment of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps...
  
  
• 198? 4th/3rd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment
  Royal New South Wales Regiment
  The Royal New South Wales Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Australian Army based in the state of New South Wales. The regiment consists of four battalions:-Organisation:*1st/19th Battalion*2nd/17th Battalion*4th/3rd Battalion...
  
  
• 1988 Special Air Service Regiment (SASR): Troop Commander; Adjutant; Operations Research Officer; Squadron Commander
• 2001-2002 Commander (LtCol) SASR - active service in Afghanistan
• Staff appointments
  • Directorate General of Land Development
  • Headquarters Special Operations
• 2003 Director (Colonel) Strategy and International Engagement
• Seconded to the National Security Division within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
  Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)
  The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is an Australian Government department. The Department was first established in 1911...
  
   for 18 months
• 2005 Promoted Brigadier
  • Deployed to lead the coalition Advisory Support Team working in the Iraqi Joint Headquarters in Baghdad
  • Director General (Defence) Public Affairs
  • Director General Future Land Warfare
  • Chief of Staff, Special Operations Headquarters
  • 2009 Commander, International Security Assistance Force
    International Security Assistance Force
    The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 by Resolution 1386 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement...
    
    Special Operations Forces, Afghanistan
• 2011 Promoted Major General and appointed Special Operations Commander Australia

Honours and awards

Personal

• Married with three teenage children.
• Enjoys surfing, running, and following rugby union.

External links

• MajGen Gus Gilmore: January 2011
• Brig Gus Gilmore: 27 August 2008, 10 May 2007, 23 November 2006, 26 July 2006
• LtCol Gus Gilmore: 2002
• Mr Gus Gilmore: http://www.leadership.ac.nz/thumb.php?src=files/1278287654.jpg&x=130&y=200