Major General Stephen Newman Gower, AO (born 10 June 1940) is a retired Australian Army officer and former director of the Australian War Memorial (AWM).

[1] During his time in the Army he saw combat as an artillery forward observer during the Vietnam War in 1966 and 1967.

[2][3][4] He is also the author of the books Guns of the Regiment (1981) and Options for an Australian Defence Technological Strategy (1982).

On graduation in 1961, he received a commission as a lieutenant in the Royal Australian Artillery.

Gower wed Heather Eunice on 3 July 1965; the couple have one daughter.