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<br>Former governor-general Michael Jeffery has been remembered as a warrior king, a loving grandfather and a great Australian.<br> <br>Prime Minister Scott Morrison led mourners on Tuesday at the state funeral for Major General Jeffery, who died on December 18, aged 83.<br> <br>Among the congregation at the ANZAC Memorial Chapel of St Paul at Duntroon in Canberra was Governor-General David Hurley.<br> <br>Former prime ministers John Howard and Julia Gillard were unable to attend because of coronavirus travel restrictions.<br> <br>Major General Jeffery's funeral is being held at the place where his long career of public service started.<br> <br>Australia's 24th governor-general left Western Australia at the age of 16 to join the army at the Royal Military College, Duntroon.<br> <br>Brigadier Chris Roberts gave a eulogy, as did Zoe van der Klooseter, one of the major general's seven grandchildren, and son Craig Jeffery, one of his four children.<br> <br>"There was a great sense that we have lost a great warrior king," Brigadier Roberts said.<br> <br>Ms van der Klooseter and Mr Jeffery spoke of the [http://search.ft.com/search?queryText=major%20general%27s major general's] family life, with his granddaughter paying an emotional tribute to her "papa".<br> <br>Mr Jeffery affectionately said his father was not perfect, noting the whole street could hear him singing Italian love songs in the shower, without actually knowing the words.<br> <br>Anglican priest and author Tom Frame, who knew Major General Jeffery for 32 years, conducted the service and praised him as "an upright man".<br> <br>Major General Jeffery's 35-year military career included a tour of duty in Vietnam,  [https://kynghidongduong.vn/blog/thac-ban-gioc---tien-canh-thac-nuoc-hung-vi-nhat-viet-nam.html kynghidongduong.vn] during which he was awarded the Military Cross.<br> <br>After retiring from the army in 1993, he served as WA governor until 2000 and was Australia's governor-general from 2003-08.<br> <br>After his public service,  [https://kynghidongduong.vn/blog/thac-ban-gioc---tien-canh-thac-nuoc-hung-vi-nhat-viet-nam.html du lịch thác bản giốc] he became Australia's first soil health advocate.<br> <br>Following his death,  [https://kynghidongduong.vn/blog/thac-ban-gioc---tien-canh-thac-nuoc-hung-vi-nhat-viet-nam.html du lịch thác bản giốc] Major General Jeffery was remembered as a warm, dignified and great Australian.<br> <br>He is survived by his wife, Marlena Kerr, their three sons and daughter, and seven grandchildren.<br>