Brigadier Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. In ...

John Gilbert McKinna (11 December 1906 – 28 January 2000) was a senior officer in the

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (Austral ...

during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. He was also the Police Commissioner for

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

between July 1957 and June 1972.

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Service details – Australian War Memorial
1906 births 2000 deaths Military personnel from South Australia Australian brigadiers Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Australian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Australian Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order Australian Army personnel of World War II Commissioners of the South Australia Police People educated at Prince Alfred College Public servants of South Australia People from Adelaide {{Law-enforcement-bio-stub