Greg Melick
{{Short description|Australian army officer}}
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|branch= Australian Army Reserve
|serviceyears= 1966–2018
|rank= Major General
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|unit= Royal Australian Infantry Corps
|commands= Head of Cadet, Reserve and Employer Support Division
8th Brigade
12th/40th Battalion, Royal Tasmania Regiment
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Reserve Force Decoration
Officer of the National Order of Merit (France)
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|laterwork= Colonel Commandant of 1st Commando Regiment{{cite web |title=AWM council members |url=https://www.awm.gov.au/about/our-people/council |publisher=Australian War Memorial |access-date=28 April 2025}}
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Major General Aziz Gregory Melick, {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100|sep=,|AO|RFD}} was a senior officer in the Australian Army.
Military career
As part of the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours, Melick was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "exceptional service as Commanding Officer of 12th/40th Royal Tasmania Regiment and as Commander 8th Brigade."{{cite web |title=Member of the Order of Australia |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/search?searchText=Greg%20Melick |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=28 April 2025}}, and later that same year on 17 November 2005, he was appointed a Member of the Order of St John.{{cite web |title=Member of the Order of St John |url=https://history.stjohn.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2005-A_P-List.pdf |publisher=Australian Gazette |access-date=28 April 2025}}
In 2011, as part of the Australia Day Honours, Melick was advanced as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "distinguished service as Commander 8th Brigade, Head of Reserve and Employer Support Division, and as Head of Cadet, Reserve and Employer Support Division, Australian Defence Force."{{cite web |title=Officer of the Order of Australia |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/search?searchText=Greg%20Melick |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=28 April 2025}}, later in the same year he was advanced as a Commander of the Order of St John on 11 November 2011.{{cite web |title=Commander of the Order of St John | work=Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special | date=11 October 2011 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/240487803?searchTerm=James%20John |publisher=Australian Gazette |access-date=28 April 2025}} In 2018, he was again advanced, as a Knight of the Order of St John.{{cite web |title=Order of St John Australia 2018 Annual Report |url=https://stjohn.org.au/assets/uploads/annual%20reports/2018_Annual_Report.pdf |publisher=Order of St John |access-date=28 April 2025}}
On 25 April 2025, Melick was appointed an Officer of the National Order of Merit by the French President Emmanuel Macron, with the honour being presented by French ambassador to Australia Pierre-André Imbert.{{cite web |title=France Bestows National Order of Merit on RSL Australia National President on Anzac Day. |url=https://www.rslaustralia.org/latest-news/france-bestows-national-order-of-merit-on-rsl-australia-national-president-on-anzac-day |publisher=RSL |access-date=28 April 2025}}
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