Derek Deighton

Major General Derek Christopher John Deighton, AO, MBE (21 November 1930 – 16 April 1991) was a senior officer of the Australian Army.^[2][3] He was the brother of Brigadier John Deighton MC.

Derek Deighton
Born	(1930-11-21)21 November 1930 Kandy, Ceylon
Died	16 April 1991(1991-04-16) (aged 60) Melbourne, Victoria
Allegiance	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1949–1987
Rank	Major General
Service number	335044[1]
Commands	Logistics Command
Battles / wars	Korean War Vietnam War
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia Member of the Order of the British Empire

Early life

Deighton attended Mentone Grammar School, and graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1952.

Australian Army

Derek served overseas in Korea during 1953–54,^[1] Japan, UK, Germany, and Vietnam (during war 1967–68).

Deighton served as the Chief of Staff Logistics Command 1978–1979 and finally as General Officer Commanding Logistics Command.^[2]

As of 2015, Derek is one of three Royal Australian Corps of Transport officers to reach the rank of major general.