Lieutenant General Donald Stuart McIver, CMG, OBE, (22 January 1936 – 22 August 2016) was a New Zealand military officer who was the Chief of the General Staff (1987–1989) and the director of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (1991–1999).[1]
During the Vietnam War he served as the 2IC of the final regiment of combined Australian and New Zealand infantry, 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) of the 1st Australian Task Force in 1971.[2][3]
In the 1981 New Year Honours, McIver was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[4] He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours.[5]
References
- ^ Manson, Bess (27 August 2016). "A military man – former army chief and SIS boss Don McIver dies, 80". stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Maj Donald Stuart McIver | VietnamWar.govt.nz, New Zealand and the Vietnam War". Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ 'A military man - former army chief and SIS boss Don McIver dies, 80', Author: Bess Manson, Date: Aug 25 2016, URL: https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/83545021/a-military-man--former-army-chief-and-sis-boss-don-mciver-dies-80 Archived 25 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine (Stuff NZ) Retrieved 25 April 2021
- ^ "No. 48469". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1980. p. 42.
- ^ "No. 54067". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 17 June 1995. p. 33.
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