HAMILTON-SMITH, Martin
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Military Service - Senior Officer in the Australian Defence Force 1972- 1994
Graduate of the Royal Military College Duntroon 1975.
Served in the Infantry 6th Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment,
Overseas service in Malaysia, Great Britain, Thailand and the Middle East.
Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) 1978-82. Parachute Instructor, Troop Commander and Squadron Operations Officer.
Commander of Australia’s first counter terrorist force in the SAS in 1980 preceded by attachment to 22 SAS Hereford, UK in 1979.
Command and headquarters staff appointments in Canberra and Sydney.
Commanding Officer of the 1st Commando Regiment of 540 soldiers based in Sydney 1991/92.
Peace keeping command as the senior Australian and Commander of the 1st Australian Contingent to the 11 nation, Multinational Force and Observers MFO 1993/94. Assistant Chief of Staff of the 3000-man force. This force kept the peace between Israel and Egypt from Gaza to the Gulf of Aquaba and the Suez Canal. Duties involved representation at an international and national level and close liaison with our Ambassadors in Cairo, Rome and Tel Aviv.
Completed full time service in 1994 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
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