Paul Cullen (general)

Paul Alfred Cullen
Brigadier Paul Cullen, c. 1954
Born(1909-02-13)13 February 1909
Newcastle, New South Wales
Died7 October 2007(2007-10-07) (aged 98)
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchAustralian Army
Years of service1927–1966
RankMajor General
Service numberNX163
Commands14th Brigade (1955–58)
45th Battalion (c.1948–55)
2/1st Battalion (1942–45)
Battles / wars
AwardsCompanion of the Order of Australia
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Efficiency Decoration

Major General Paul Alfred Cullen, AC, CBE, DSO & Bar, ED (13 February 1909 – 7 October 2007) was a senior officer in the Australian Army. He joined the Militia in 1927 and saw active service throughout the Second World War, distinguishing himself as a fighting battalion commander on the Kokoda Track. Post war, he continued to serve in the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) and rose to the rank of major general as the CMF Member of the Military Board.

In civil life he was founder of Mainguard, Australia's first merchant bank; founder and first chairman of Austcare; a noted philanthropist and refugee advocate.