Brian McMahon (New Zealand Army officer)
Brigadier Brian Thomas McMahon CBE KStJ (born 1929) is a retired 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 has 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.
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| Birth name | Brian Thomas McMahon |
| Born | 1929 (age 94–95) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Service/ | New Zealand Army |
| Years of service | 1966–1983 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
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