Person
Jackson, Percival Philip (Peter) (1916 - 2003)
CMG CBE
- Born
- 21 October 1916
- Died
- 24 May 2003
- Occupation
- Engineer and Educator
- Alternative Names
- Jackson, Peter
Summary
Peter Jackson was principal of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), 1967-1976. He had previously held many position in the Australian Army including that of chief superintendent of the Army Design Establishment.
Details
Chronology
- 1940 - 1945
- Military service - Adjutant in the 8 Division Engineers and three and a half years as a prisoner of war
- 1946 - 1948
- Career position - Instructor at the Royal Military College
- 1951 - 1952
- Career position - Commander of the Royal Engineers and Commander of the Britcom Engineering Regiment with the British Commonwealth Occupying Forces (BCOF) in Korea
- 1953
- Career position - Instructor in the Australian Staff College of the Australian Military Forces
- 1954
- Career position - Colonel in the Australian Staff College of the Australian Military Forces
- 1954 - 1956
- Career position - Chief Engineer in S command for the Australian Military Forces
- 1956 - 1958
- Career position - Engineer-in-Chief with the Australian Military Force
- 1958 - 1961
- Career position - Inter-Service Technical Officer at the Joint Staff Service, London
- 1961 - 1967
- Career position - Chief Superintendent of the Army Design Establishment in Victoria
- 1964
- Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 1967 - 1976
- Career position - Principal of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
- 1975
- Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on Percival P. (Peter) Jackson, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- Svars, Judy, 'Obituary: Brigadier Percival Philp "Peter" Jackson, CMG, CBE, Engineer, Army Commander, Educator', The Age (2003). Details
Resources
- 'Jackson, Percival Philip (1916-2003)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474971. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 28 November 2003, Last modified: 15 June 2022