# Anthony Rawlins

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{{Short description|Australian army officer}}
{{BLP one source|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox military person
|name= Anthony Rawlins
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|allegiance= Australia
|branch= [Australian Army](/source/Australian_Army)
|service_years= 1986–2025
|rank= [Major General](/source/Major_general_(Australia))
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|unit= [Royal Australian Armoured Corps](/source/Royal_Australian_Armoured_Corps)
|commands= [Head Force Design](/source/Vice_Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Australia)) (2022–25)<br/>[Deputy Chief of Army](/source/Deputy_Chief_of_Army) (2018–22)<br/>[7th Combat Brigade](/source/7th_Brigade_(Australia)) (2016–18)<br/>[Overwatch Battle Group (West)](/source/Overwatch_Battle_Group_(West)) (2006–07)<br/>[2nd Cavalry Regiment](/source/2nd_Cavalry_Regiment_(Australia)) (2006–08)
|battles= [Iraq War](/source/Iraq_War)<br/>[War in Afghanistan](/source/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present))
|awards= [Officer of the Order of Australia](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_Australia)<br/>[Distinguished Service Cross](/source/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(Australia))
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[Major General](/source/Major_general_(Australia)) '''Anthony John Rawlins''', {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100|sep=,|AO|DSC}} is a retired senior officer of the [Australian Army](/source/Australian_Army). He joined the army via the [Australian Defence Force Academy](/source/Australian_Defence_Force_Academy) in 1986 and was [commissioned](/source/Officer_(armed_forces)) into the [Royal Australian Armoured Corps](/source/Royal_Australian_Armoured_Corps). He has commanded the [2nd Cavalry Regiment](/source/2nd_Cavalry_Regiment_(Australia)) (2006–08), [Overwatch Battle Group (West)](/source/Overwatch_Battle_Group_(West)) (2006–07) and [7th Combat Brigade](/source/7th_Brigade_(Australia)) (2016–18), and deployed on operations to [Israel and Lebanon](/source/United_Nations_Truce_Supervision_Organization), Iraq and Afghanistan. He served as [Deputy Chief of Army](/source/Deputy_Chief_of_Army) from 2018 to 2022,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.army.gov.au/our-people/our-leaders/deputy-chief-army|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608061805/https://www.army.gov.au/our-people/our-leaders/deputy-chief-army|archive-date=8 June 2020|title=Deputy Chief of Army|accessdate=15 November 2020|publisher=Australian Army}}</ref> and was Head Force Design within the [Vice Chief of Defence Force Group](/source/Vice_Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Australia)) from 2022 to 2025.

==Career==
Rawlins was appointed a [Member of the Order of Australia](/source/Member_of_the_Order_of_Australia) in the [2019 Australia Day Honours](/source/2019_Australia_Day_Honours).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brigadier Anthony John RAWLINS DSC |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2003505 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Australian Honours Search Facility}}</ref> He was advanced to an [Officer of the Order of Australia](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_Australia) in the [2024 King's Birthday Honours](/source/2024_King's_Birthday_Honours_(Australia)) for "distinguished service in responsible positions as the Deputy Chief of Army and Head Force Design Division."<ref>{{cite web |title=Officer of the Order of Australia |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/3026088 |website=It's an honour |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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{{s-aft|after=Air Vice Marshal [Wendy Blyth](/source/Wendy_Blyth)}}
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{{s-bef|before=Major General [Jake Ellwood](/source/Jake_Ellwood)}}
{{s-ttl|title=[Deputy Chief of Army](/source/Deputy_Chief_of_Army)|years=2018–2022}}
{{s-aft|after=Major General [Natasha Fox](/source/Natasha_Fox)}}
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Category:Officers of the Order of Australia
Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)
Category:Royal Military College, Duntroon graduates
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