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Short Bio From The United Services Club Brisbane 

His first appointment was as a reinforcement officer to 67th Infantry Battalion (later 3RAR) in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Japan, where his father was also stationed.

Following duty as a Lieutenant platoon commander, he was promoted to Temporary Captain as Adjutant for a period, before commanding a rifle company for 18 months. In 1950, he was appointed ADC to the Commander-in-Chief BCOF, Lieutenant General H.C.H. (“Red Robbie”) Robertson CBE DSO.

Returning to Australia, he was posted as Adjutant 38th Battalion (Northern Victoria Regiment CMF) in Bendigo and served there throughout 1950. It was there that he met his wife Peggy. By this time the Korean conflict was under way and he was keen to join his old battalion, 3RAR, and began urging for a posting. This was successful and in June 1950, two weeks after his wedding, he joined 3RAR and was appointed 2iC of C Company. Following Operation Commando (at Maryang-San), during which his company commander was wounded, he acted as commander of C Coy for a short period and then was appointed as Adjutant for the remainder of his tour.

On return to Australia, he had several postings including attendance at Staff College, Queenscliff in 1956. After Staff College, he was promoted and posted to 8th Brigade (CMF) as Brigade Major. His next posting was to the UK School of Infantry at Warminster as an exchange instructor for 2 years.

Lee returned to Australia to 3 RAR at Enoggera and then, on promotion to Lieutenant Colonel, to GSO1 at Army Office (Directorate of Military Operations and Plans) in Canberra. His next posting was to RMC Duntroon for 3 years as Senior Instructor, before appointment as Commanding Officer of 4RAR and a 12-month tour of duty in Vietnam in 1968-69. Page 3

Lieutenant Colonel Greville was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service in command of 4 RAR in South Vietnam.

Returning to Brisbane, Lee was promoted and appointed as Colonel Administration HQ Northern Command. He then was Commandant of the Jungle Training Centre at Canungra for 12 months, before being posted to Japan for 3 years as Military (and later Defence) Attaché. Lee returned to Canberra and was promoted to Brigadier, Director-General of Army Development at Army Office.

He took early retirement from the Army in 1978 and returned to live in Brisbane where two of his four children were in school. In 1979 he accepted an appointment as Executive Director of the Queensland Division of the Australian Red Cross, a post which he held for 13 years before his next retirement. He then held an appointment as a military member of the Veterans’ Review Board for 7 years.