Errol McCormack

Errol John McCormack
Errol John McCormack
Born	30 August 1941 (age 80); Bundaberg, Queensland
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1962–2001
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	Chief of Air Force (1998–01); Deputy Chief of Air Force (1997–98); (1995–97); No. 82 Wing (1986–88); No. 1 Squadron (1977–79)
Battles/wars	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation; Vietnam War
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia

Air Marshal Errol John McCormack AO (born 30 August 1941) is a retired senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), who served as Chief of Air Force from May 1998 to June 2001.

Early life[]

McCormack was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, on 30 August 1941 to Horace McCormack and his wife Ida (née Wooldridge). He was educated at Bundaberg State High School.^[1]

Service career[]

McCormack was commissioned in 1963 and served in Malaysia and Singapore during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation,^[2] and subsequently took part in the Vietnam War.^[3] He served as commanding officer of No. 1 Squadron RAAF in the 1980s.^[2] He was made commanding officer of No. 82 Wing RAAF in 1987, Director General Force Development Air at Headquarters, Australian Defence Force in Canberra in 1989 and Air Attaché in Washington D. C. in 1993.^[4] In 1995 he became Commander for the Integrated Air Defence System at Butterworth in Malaysia.^[4]

He was appointed Deputy Chief of Air Force in 1997 and Chief of Air Force in May 1998 before he retired in 2001.^[5] In retirement he became Chairman of Chemring Australia Pty Ltd.^[4]

He became an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1998.^[6]

Honours and awards[]

	Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)	1998^[7]
	Member of the Order of Australia (AM)	1993^[8]
	General Service Medal
	Vietnam Medal
	Australian Service Medal 1945-1975
	Centenary Medal	2001^[9]
	Defence Force Service Medal with 4 clasps	for 35–39 years of service
	National Medal	for 15 years of service^[10]
	Australian Defence Medal	2006
	Vietnam Campaign Medal (South Vietnam)
	Pingat Jasa Malaysia (Malaysia)	2004

References[]

^ "Air Marshal Errol John McCormack". Who's Who in Australia Online. ConnectWeb. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Australian Department of Defense – Senior Military Appointments
^ Vietnam War Nominal Roll – McCormack, Errol John
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Australian Industry & Defence Network Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Air Force News – Air Marshal Errol J. McCormack – RAAF Service 1962–2001
^ Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), 8 June 1998, It's an honour
^ It's an Honour – Officer of the Order of Australia – 8 June 1998
^ It's an Honour – Member of the Order of Australia – 26 January 1993
^ It's an Honour – Centenary Medal – 1 January 2001
^ It's an Honour – National Medal – 15 November 1977

Military offices
Preceded by Air Marshal Les Fisher	Chief of Air Force 1998–2001	Succeeded by Air Marshal Angus Houston
Preceded by Air Vice Marshal Robert Richardson	Deputy Chief of Air Force 1997–1998	Succeeded by Air Vice Marshal

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[Who-1] "Air Marshal Errol John McCormack". Who's Who in Australia Online. ConnectWeb. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

[bio-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Australian Department of Defense – Senior Military Appointments

[3] Vietnam War Nominal Roll – McCormack, Errol John

[network-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Australian Industry & Defence Network Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Air Force News – Air Marshal Errol J. McCormack – RAAF Service 1962–2001

[6] Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), 8 June 1998, It's an honour

[AO-7] It's an Honour – Officer of the Order of Australia – 8 June 1998

[AM-8] It's an Honour – Member of the Order of Australia – 26 January 1993

[CM-9] It's an Honour – Centenary Medal – 1 January 2001

[NM-10] It's an Honour – National Medal – 15 November 1977

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Chief of Air Force	Les Fisher Errol McCormack Angus Houston Geoff Shepherd Mark Binskin Geoff Brown Leo Davies Mel Hupfeld

Errol John McCormack
Born	(1941-08-30) 30 August 1941 (age 80) Bundaberg, Queensland
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1962–2001
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	Chief of Air Force (1998–01) Deputy Chief of Air Force (1997–98) (1995–97) No. 82 Wing (1986–88) No. 1 Squadron (1977–79)
Battles/wars	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Vietnam War
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia