Oliver David Jackson

Oliver David Jackson
Oliver David Jackson
	David Jackson, then a brigadier, while serving as Commander 1 ATF in South Vietnam in 1966.
Nickname(s)	"O.D."
Born	24 November 1919; London, England
Died	7 May 2004 (aged 84); Burradoo, New South Wales, Australia
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1937–1974
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	1st Australian Task Force (1966–67); Australian Army Force Vietnam (1965–66); Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (1965); 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1963–64); 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1963); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1956–57)
Battles / wars	Second World War North African Campaign; Syria–Lebanon Campaign; New Guinea campaign Battle of Buna–Gona; Finisterre Range campaign; ; ; Occupation of Japan; Vietnam War Battle of Long Tan; ;
Awards	Distinguished Service Order; Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Relations	Robert Jackson (father); Donald Robert Jackson (brother)

Brigadier Oliver David Jackson, DSO, OBE (24 November 1919 – 7 May 2004) was a senior officer in the Australian Army, seeing service during the Second World War and the Vietnam War. After graduating from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1939 he served in the Middle East and New Guinea during the Second World War. Later, he commanded the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) and the Australian Army Force Vietnam (AAFV) in 1965–66. In 1966, he became the first commander of 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) in South Vietnam. He subsequently filled a number of senior command and staff positions before retiring in 1974. He died in 2004.