Brian McMahon (New Zealand Army officer)
Brian McMahon | |
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McMahon in 2011 | |
| Birth name | Brian Thomas McMahon |
| Born | 1 December 1929 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 13 March 2025 (aged 95) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Branch | New Zealand Army |
| Service years | 1966–1983 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Conflict | Vietnam War |
| Spouse(s) |
Joan Margaret Palmer
(m. 1956; died 2001) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relations | Jenny McMahon (daughter) |
Brigadier Brian Thomas McMahon CBE KStJ (1 December 1929 – 13 March 2025) was a New Zealand Defence Force officer. He worked as a venereologist before joining the Defence Force and served in the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1970. He also served in the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Singapore. From 1980 to 1983, he was director-general of Defence Force Medical Services. After retiring from the Defence Force, McMahon worked as medical superintendent of the Wakari Hospital and then Dunedin Hospital. In retirement, he carried out charity work, particularly in relation to leprosy. He was given the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association ANZAC of the Year Award in 2011.