Sandy Pearson


Cedric Maudsley Ingram "Sandy" Pearson, was an Australian Army officer. He was a Commander of Australian Forces during the Vietnam War, Commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon and Director of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales.

Early life and family

CMI Pearson was born in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, the son of Margaret and the Rev. George Ingram Pearson, a Methodist minister. He was the younger brother of Dr H. H. Pearson. Pearson attended Newington College before graduating from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1940.

Army career

Aged 94, Pearson died on 7 November 2012 at the RSL Village in Narrabeen, New South Wales. His funeral was held eight days later at the Newington College Chapel, Stanmore.