Roger Powell (general)

{{Short description|Australian Army officer}}

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{{Infobox military person

|name= Roger Anthony Powell

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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1949|06|23|df=yes}}

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|birth_place= Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

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|allegiance= Australia

|branch= Australian Army

|serviceyears= 1968–2002

|rank= Major General

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|commands= Training Command – Army (1999–01)
Peace Monitoring Group (1998–99)
6th Brigade (1993–95)
1st Armoured Regiment (1987–88)

|battles= Bougainville
East Timor

|awards= Member of the Order of Australia

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|laterwork= Honorary Colonel Royal Australian Armoured Corps (2009–13)
Honorary Colonel 1st Armoured Regiment (2004–13)

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Major General Roger Anthony Powell, AM (born 23 June 1949) is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. His last post was to serve as Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor.{{cite web |url= http://www.defence.gov.au/minister/Reithtpl.cfm?CurrentId=520 |title= UNTAET Peacekeeping Force Deputy Commander |work= Media Release 13/01, The Hon. Peter Reith, MP |date= 9 February 2001 |publisher=Australian Department of Defence}} (Includes biography){{cite web |url= http://www.awm.gov.au/peacekeeping/speakers.asp |title= Speaker biographies |work= Force for Good? 60 Years of Australian Peacekeeping 1947–2007 |publisher= Australian War Memorial}}

Prior to that position he served as commander of Training Command – Army, and as director general of land development for the Australian Defence Headquarters. In addition, Powell served as commander of the 6th Brigade from 1993 to 1995.