Charles Spry

Brigadier Sir
Charles Spry
Charles Spry in 1950
2nd Director-General of Security
In office
6 July 1950 – 21 January 1970
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
Preceded byGeoffrey Reed
Succeeded byPeter Barbour
Personal details
Born
Charles Chambers Fowell Spry

(1910-06-26)26 June 1910
Brisbane, Queensland
Died28 May 1994(1994-05-28) (aged 83)
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
SpouseKathleen Edith Hull
Alma materRoyal Military College, Duntroon
OccupationArmy officer
Nickname"Silent Charles"
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1929–1954
RankBrigadier
Unit6th Division
Battles/warsNorth-West Frontier
Second World War
AwardsKnight Bachelor
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

Brigadier Sir Charles Chambers Fowell Spry CBE, DSO (26 June 1910 – 28 May 1994) was an Australian soldier and public servant. From 1950 to 1970 he was the second Director-General of Security, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).