JACOBS, Peter Wayne

G40095, Major, Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps

CITATION

New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration

New Year Honours List 2010

For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Major JACOBS originally enlisted in the New Zealand Army in 1966 as a rifleman and saw active

service in Vietnam before transferring to the Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps. Following a career as a health administrator and service in the

Territorial Force, he as commissioned to the Regular Force in 1987 and promoted to his present rank in 1999.  He has enthusiastically ensured that

the Medical Corps meets its mission and goals. He has approached policy development, in particular the recruitment, employment, and retention of

doctors and medical specialists with energy. He worked towards the development of a medical specialist base in Timor Leste with a focus on

sustainable operational outputs. Major Jacobs’s efforts ensured there was a continued supply of health specialist personnel critical to maintaining a

credible surgical capability in the remote Suai region of Timor Leste.

KNOWN AWARDS

New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration

Queen's Vietnam Medal

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