10 Facts About Mark Bonser

Mark Bonser's final posting was as Head of the Military Justice Implementation Team for the Australian Defence Force.

Mark Bonser attended high school at Manly Boys High School and Macksville High School.

In 1971, Mark Bonser joined the Royal Australian Navy and commenced training at the Royal Australian Naval College.

In 1982, after a short period aboard Tobruk, Mark Bonser was sent to the United Kingdom for Principal Warfare Officer training.

In 1988, Mark Bonser was assigned to Maritime Headquarters Sydney in the positions of Fleet Programming Officer and Commander Operations.

Mark Bonser was awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service for his actions during the deployment.

In July 1999, Mark Bonser was promoted to commodore and assigned as Commander Northern Command.

At the start of 2001, Mark Bonser became the Director General Command and Support Systems in the Defence Materiel Organisation.

In 2003, Mark Bonser was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his leadership during the invasion of Iraq.

From May 2004 to January 2006, Mark Bonser was the Commander Australian Defence College.