Brigadier Brigadier ( ) is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore (rank), commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several t ...

Maurice "Bunny" Austin, (15 December 1916 – 13 October 1985) was an

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia. It is a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army ...

officer. He served in the

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in the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, commanded the

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in 1952, and led the

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in the

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

in 1952–53. His appointments included Commandant of the Jungle Training Centre; Commander of the Logistic Support Force; Director of Personnel Services and honorary ADC to the

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. On retirement from the army he was appointed the Australian Army Historian where he researched and published works on the history of the army in Australia from 1788 to

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. The nickname "Bunny" comes from the fact that Thomas Austin (no relation) is believed to have been the first person to introduce rabbits in Australia. In 1940, Austin married Enid Veronica Lyons, the daughter of Prime Minister

Joseph Lyons Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was an Australian politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Australia, from 1932 until his death in 1939. He held office as the inaugural leader of the United Australia Par ...

and

Dame Enid Lyons Dame Enid Muriel Lyons (; 9 July 1897 – 2 September 1981) was an Australian politician. She was notable as the being the first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives and to serve in the Cabin ...

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World War II Nominal Roll
* The Army in Australia 1840–50 (M. Austin), Australian Government Publishing Service, 1979. .

External links

Maurice "Bunny" Austin honours and awards page at Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: PR86/062 – Papers of Maurice "Bunny" Austin

Austin, Maurice (Bunny) (1916–1985), by A. J. Hill
Australian Dictionary of Biography 1916 births 1985 deaths Military personnel from Victoria (state) Australian brigadiers Australian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Australian military personnel of the Korean War Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Geelong {{Australia-mil-bio-stub

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