PEARSON, Robert Stephen
| Service Number: | O2842 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (III) |
| Born: | Epping, New South Wales, Australia, 18 August 1951 |
| Home Town: | Netherby, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peter's College Adelaide and Royal Australian Naval College |
| Occupation: | Naval Officer |
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Vietnam War Service
| 21 Oct 1970: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Midshipman, O2842 | |
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| 15 Feb 1971: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Midshipman, O2842 | |
| 26 Mar 1971: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Midshipman, O2842 | |
| 13 May 1971: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Midshipman, O2842, HMAS Sydney (III) |
Peacekeeping Service
| 1 Apr 1999: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Captain, O2842, Involved in the planning for INTERFET |
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Served at sea in HMA Ships Anzac (II), Sydney (III), Supply, Derwent, Queenborough, Melbourne and Hobart. Ashore in HMA Ships Cerberus, Nirimba, Lonsdale and Albatross; on loan to the PNGDF in Port Moresby and on exchange with the USN at SPCC Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania where he was awarded a Flag Officer's Commendation for his work in developing information systems for inventory management and made life long friends.
In Australia he spend a number of years at Navy Office and HQ ADF in Canberra in positions of varying seniority involved with strategic and operational planning and resource and project management. He served in Support Support Command Australia (Navy) as its Chief of Staff and, on its formation, Joint Logistics Command as the senior planning officer.
A Supply (Maritime Logistics) Offficer who specialised in the management of inventory and inventory systems, he was Commander of the Naval Aviation Support Office 2002-2007 and was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in 2006. After completing full time service in early 2007, he remained in the reserves involved in shipbuilding programs.