Major General Philip Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC (born 12 December 1937) is a retired senior Australian Army officer who was the 24th Governor-General of Australia serving from 2003 to 2008 and the 30th Governor of Western Australia serving from 1993 to 2000. From Perth Western Australia he graduated from the Royal Military College Duntroon and served during both the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War being awarded the Military Cross during the latter conflict.
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active years end date
2000-08-17, 2008-09-05
active years start date
1993-11-01, 2003-08-11
award
Royal Victorian Order, Military Cross, Order of Australia
battle
Vietnam War, Malayan Emergency
birth date
1937-12-12
birth place
Wiluna Western Australia
country
Australia
military branch
Australian Army
military command
1st Division, Special Air Service Regiment, Deputy Chief of General Staff, 2nd Battalion Royal Pacific Islands Regiment
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