Here, regimental training continued under some notably demanding commanding officers until, in August 1966 he deployed to Vietnam as a member of the Australian Army Training Team - Vietnam (AATTV). His first regimental posting was with 4 th Field Regiment, then at Wacol, on the outskirts of Brisbane. It was the general view of wives and girlfriends that Clagg was the next best thing to Peter 0'Toole many of his peer subalterns had to agree the parallels, though perhaps with some lack of grace. Certainly, he enlivened the social side of the course. It has to be said that Clagg brought to the Young Officers' Course a degree of panache that would otherwise have been sorely missed. Graduating at year's end, in early 1963 he commenced his artillery training at North Head. He successfully applied for entry to Portsea and entered the Officer Cadet School (OCS) at the beginning of 1962. Next, and for reasons Clagg never explained, was a lengthy, hard stretch with a fencing contractor, running 75 miles of new fencing in the Broome region.Īt this stage, doubtless wiser and better informed, Clagg saw the benefits of an Army career. Reaching Australia in 1959 he took a job on a Kimberly cattle station as a jackaroo, like many a 'new chum' before him. Little is known of his early life save that after finishing his schooling he decided to 'travel the world'. Malcolm was born in Bristol in the south west of England on 24th November 1939. So sad that one of the RAA’s characters died without, it seems, any of the various associations being aware of his death. After lengthy research, it was learnt that Malcolm, known to all as Clagg, had died on 2nd February 2019.
It was in December 2020 when an inquiry came to our notice regarding the whereabouts of Malcolm Thomas Rawcliffe Wilkinson. He is a Doctor of Philosophy (Physics UNSW) and is a lapsed Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. John matriculated from Adelaide Boys High School, is a Graduate of the Royal Military College, the Joint Services Staff College and the Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies. John became a Life Governor of the RAAHS/RAAHC in 1993, and he is Chairman of the History Sub Committee of the RAA Regimental Committee. He conceived and led an ‘Australia Remembers’ project to create the ‘Defence of Sydney Monument’ at North Head. While Director he was Chairman of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Society. He was Commanding Officer of the 8th/12th Medium Regiment at Holsworthy in 1991-1992 and the Director of Artillery 1993-1995. He currently specialises in implementing improved governance and management of Defence’s total workforce. John served in the Permanent Army from 1968 to 2003, and continues to work as a Reserve Member.
He is a Registered Company Auditor, a Registered Tax Agent, and a Certified Fraud Examiner, an Official Liquidator appointed by the Supreme Court of NSW and a Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy appointed by the Federal Court of Australia. Bus (Acc) University of Technology, Sydney Grad Dip Mgt., University of Canberra, and psc(r) Australian Command and Staff College, Canberra. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia.
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His professional role has seen him in numerous leadership and command roles including Chairman Western Sydney Itec Ltd, Senior Vice President Western Sydney Business Connection, Chairman Hawkesbury Business Connection, Chair NSW Public Practice CPA Australia, and President of the Royal Australian Artillery Association (NSW) Inc. He is well recognised within the profession as a leading advisor and media spokesperson. Schon has a career spanning more than 40 years in the Accounting, Turnaround and Military professions. Schon is currently also the President of the Parramatta Chamber of Commerce. Schon Condon is Managing Principal of the Condon Group, former Commanding Officer of 23rd Field Regiment RAA and remains a project Officer within Defence. Chairman, Governance Committee member, Finance Committee
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