Lieutenant General Henry John Coates, was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1990 to 1992. After retiring from the army, he became an author and a visiting fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy branch of the University of New South Wales, pursuing aspects of Australia's military history.
- Occupation
- military officer
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Born
- December 28, 1932
- Died
- June 11, 2018