List of Australian admirals

This is a list of Australian admirals.

The following is an incomplete list of people who have attained admiral rank within the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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Key

Abbrev.	Year of event	Abbrev.	Period in position (or in one of its predecessor positions)
Born	Year of birth	DCN	Period served as Deputy Chief of Navy
CDRE	Year appointed Commodore	COMAUSFLT	Period served as Commander Australian Fleet
RADM	Year appointed Rear Admiral	CN	Period served as Chief of Navy
VADM	Year appointed Vice Admiral	3*	Period(s) served as a joint 3*, viz: VCDF and/or CCDG^[1] and/or CJOPS^[2]
ADML	Year appointed Admiral	CDF	Period served as Chief of the Defence Force
Ret'd	If not preceded by death, year retired from the RAN	Died	Year of death

List

This list is sorted by surname.
This indicates that the admiral is still a serving member of the RAN.
This indicates that the admiral is still living.

Rank	Name	Post- nom(s)	Born	CDRE	RADM	VADM	ADML	Ret'd	Died	DCN	COM AUS FLT	CN	3*	CDF	Notes
RADM	Adams, BrianBrian Adams	AO	1952	1998	2000	-	-	2005		00-02	-	-	-	-	bio
VADM	Barrett, TimTim Barrett	AO, CSC				-	-			-	11->	-	-	-	bio
ADML	Barrie, ChrisChris Barrie	AC	1945	1992	1995	1997	1998	2002		95-97	-	-	97-98	98-02	bio
RADM	Bayliss, GeoffreyGeoffrey Bayliss	AM	1937	1974	1987	-	-	1989		-	-	-	-	-	bio
ADML	Beaumont, AlanAlan Beaumont	AC	1934	1982	1986	1989	1993	1995	2004	-	-	-	89-92	93-95	bio
RADM	Becher, OttoOtto Becher	CBE, DSO,	1908	1952	1959	-	-	1966	1977	52-54 59-61	64-65	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Bennett, GeorgeGeorge Bennett	OBE	1926			-	-	1981	1996	-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Berlyn, NigelNigel Berlyn	AO	1934		1984	-	-	1987		-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Bonser, MarkMark Bonser	AO, CSC	1952	1997	2001	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Bracegirdle, Sir LeightonSir Leighton Bracegirdle	KCVO, CMG, DSO	1881		1945	-	-	1945	1970	-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Briggs, PeterPeter Briggs	AO, CSC	1945	1989	1993	-	-	2001		-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Buchanan, HerbertHerbert Buchanan	CBE, DSO	1902	1949	1957	-	-	1957	1965	45-46	-	-	-	-	bio
VADM	Burrell, Sir HenrySir Henry Burrell	KBE, CB	1904		1955	1959	-	1962	1988	46-48 54	55-56 58-59	59-62	-	-	bio
RADM	Calder, RonaldRonald Calder	AO	1930	1980	1983	-	-	1987		-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Campbell, DavidDavid Campbell	AM	1945	1992	1993	-	-	1997		94-95	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Campbell, MarkMark Campbell	CSC				-	-			-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Carr, WilliamWilliam Carr	CBE	1883	1932	1946	-	-	1946	1966	-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Carwardine, AnthonyAnthony Carwardine	AO	1938			-	-	1998		-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Castles, BryanBryan Castles	CBE	1915	1962	1969	-	-	1972	2006	-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Cayley, HenryHenry Cayley		1877			-	-	1931	1942	-	-	-	-	-	bio
VADM	Chalmers, DonaldDonald Chalmers	AO	1942	1989	1990	1997	-	1999		-	93-95	97-99	95-97	-	bio ^[3]
RADM	Clark, CharlesCharles Clark	OBE, DSC, CB	1902		1953	-	-	1959	1965	-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Clarke, PeterPeter Clarke		1951			-	-			-	-	-	-	-	bio
VADM	Clarkson, Sir WilliamSir William Clarkson	KBE, CMG	1859	1911	1916	1923	-	1923	1934	-	-	-	-	-	bio ^[4]
RADM	Coates, NigelNigel Coates	AM	1959	2003	2007	-	-	-	2010	-	07-09	-	-	-	bio
VADM	Collins, Sir JohnSir John Collins	KBE, CB	1899	1942		1948	-	1955	1989	-	44 45-46	48-55	-	-	bio ^[5]
ADML	Colvin, Sir RagnarSir Ragnar Colvin	KBE, CB	1882		1929	1934	1937	1941	1954	-	-	37-41	-	-	bio
RADM	Coplans, RobertRobert Coplans	CBE	1911		1965	-	-	1971	1989	-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Cotsell, JohnJohn Cotsell		1916						2006
RADM	Crabb, GordonGordon Crabb	CBE, DSC	1917						2001
VADM	Crace, Sir JohnSir John Crace	KBE, CB	1887						1968	-	39-42
VADM	Crane, RussRuss Crane	AO, CSM	1954	2000	2004	2008	-	2011		06-08	-	08-11	-	-	bio
RADM	Crawford, IanIan Crawford		1930
VADM	Creswell, Sir WilliamSir William Creswell	KCMG, KBE	1852	1904	1911	1922	-	1919	1933	-	-	04-19
RADM	Crossley, WilliamWilliam Crossley	AO	1930	1978	1984	-	-	1986		-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Cullen, Simon
RADM	Cumberlege, Claude Lionel
RADM	Davidson, JohnJohn Davidson		1924
RADM	de Laat, KarelKarel de Laat		1949
RADM	Doolan, KenKen Doolan	AO	1939		1989	-	-	1993		89-90	90-91
RADM	Dovers, BillBill Dovers	CSC	1951			-	-
RADM	Dovers, William JohnWilliam John Dovers	CBE, DSC	1918			-	-		2007	73-75
VADM	Dowling, Sir RoySir Roy Dowling	KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO	1901	1950	1953	1955	-	1961	1969	43-44	53-55	55-59	-	59-61
RADM	Doyle, Alec BroughtonAlec Broughton Doyle		1888						1984
RADM	Doyle, PeterPeter Doyle	AO, OBE	1924			-	-		2007	81-82
RADM	du Toit, AllanAllan du Toit		1957			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Dumaresq, John Saumerez
RADM	Farncomb, HaroldHarold Farncomb	CB, DSO, MVO	1899	1944	1947	-	-	1951	1971	-	44-45 46-49
RADM	Farquhar-Smith, CharlesCharles Farquhar-Smith		1888						1968
RADM	Feakes, Henry JamesHenry James Feakes		1876						1950
RADM	Forrest, Murray BruceMurray Bruce Forrest		1942			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Gatacre, GalfreyGalfrey Gatacre	DSO,	1907			-	-		1983	48-51 57-59
RADM	Gates, RaydonRaydon Gates	CSM	1952			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
ADML	Gaunt, Sir ErnestSir Ernest Gaunt	KBE	1865	1913					1940
ADML	Gaunt, Sir GuySir Guy Gaunt	KCMG	1870						1953
RADM	George, Frank LevesonFrank Leveson George		1910						1992
RADM	Gilmore, SteveSteve Gilmore	AM, CSC													bio
RADM	Gladstone, GeoffreyGeoffrey Gladstone	AO,	1921			-	-		1999	74-75
RADM	Glass, Hon. Justice HaroldHon. Justice Harold Glass	AO, RFD	1918						1989
VADM	Glossop, John Collings Taswell
RADM	Goldrick, JamesJames Goldrick	AO, CSC
RADM	Graham , William David HamiltonWilliam David Hamilton Graham		1916						1993
RADM	Griffiths, Guy RichmondGuy Richmond Griffiths	AO, DSO, DSC	1923			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
VADM	Griggs, RayRay Griggs	AO, CSC	1961	2006	2009	2011	-			-	-	11->	-	-	bio
RADM	Hammond, Nicholas David HuntenNicholas David Hunten Hammond		1945						2003
RADM	Hancock, MaxMax Hancock	AM	1956							04-06
RADM	Harries, David HughDavid Hugh Harries	CBE	1903						1980	44-45
RADM	Harrington, Charles Simon HastingsCharles Simon Hastings Harrington		1948			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
VADM	Harrington, Sir Wilfred HastingsSir Wilfred Hastings Harrington	KBE, CB, DSO	1906		1957	1962	-	1965	1965	-	59-62	62-6
RADM	Holthouse, David GuyDavid Guy Holthouse		1936			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Horton, Anthony RockleyAnthony Rockley Horton		1934			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
ADML	Hudson, MichaelMichael Hudson	AC	1933		1982	1985	1991	1991	2005	-	82-83	85-91			^[6]
RADM	Hughes, Owen John "Oscar"Owen John "Oscar" Hughes		1935			-	-	1993	2014	-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Hunt, Anthony LancasterAnthony Lancaster Hunt		1938			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
ADML	Hyde, Sir GeorgeSir George Hyde	KCB, CVO, CBE	1877	1926	1928	1932	1936	-	1937	-	26-29	31-37			^[7]
RADM	James, Peter HarringtonPeter Harrington James					-	-			-	-	-	-	-
VADM	Johnston , DavidDavid Johnston				2011	2014				-	-	-	2014-	-	bio
VADM	Jones, PeterPeter Jones	AO, DSC													bio
RADM	Jones, TrevorTrevor Jones	AO, CSC								11 ->					bio
RADM	Kennedy, Philip Graham NewmanPhilip Graham Newman Kennedy		1931			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	King, Philip Parker
VADM	Knox, IanIan Knox	AO	1933	1981	1984	1987	-	1989		84	85-86	-	87-89
RADM	Lamacraft, RichardRichard Lamacraft		1948			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
VADM	Leach, DavidDavid Leach	AC, CBE, LVO	1928	1975	1979	1982	-	1985		-	79-80	82-85
RADM	Lloyd, Stephen JohnStephen John Lloyd		1923						1994
RADM	Lockwood, LionelLionel Lockwood		1902						1987
RADM	Loosli, Robert GeoffreyRobert Geoffrey Loosli		1926
RADM	Lord, JohnJohn Lord	AM	1949			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Lynam, Daryall FrederickDaryall Frederick Lynam		1926			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
VADM	MacDougall, IanIan MacDougall	AC, AFSM	1938	1985	1989	1991	-	1994		90-91	89-90	91-94
RADM	Marshall, PeterPeter Marshall	AM				-	-			-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Martin, Sir David JamesSir David James Martin		1933						1990
RADM	McDonald, NeilNeil McDonald	AO	1922			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	McFarlane, Alan GibbAlan Gibb McFarlane		1919			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	McNeil, Percival EdwinPercival Edwin McNeil		1883						1951
VADM	McNicoll, Sir AlanSir Alan McNicoll	KBE, CB, GM	1908		1958	1965	-	1968	1987	51-52	62-64	65-68			bio
RADM	Mesley, JackJack Mesley	LVO, DSC	1910						1987
RADM	Moffitt, RowanRowan Moffitt	AM	1955			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Moore, George DunbarGeorge Dunbar Moore		1893						1979
ADML	Moresby, John
RADM	Morrison, ThomasThomas Morrison	CBE, DSC	1911						1983
RADM	Murray, Sir BrianSir Brian Murray	KCMG, AO	1921			-	-	1978	1991	75-78
RADM	Mussared, Brynmor WheatleyBrynmor Wheatley Mussared	CBE	1917						1995	-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Noonan, MichaelMichael Noonan	AM			2013
RADM	Oldham, George CarmichaelGeorge Carmichael Oldham		1906						1974
RADM	Oxenbould, ChrisChris Oxenbould	AO	1946			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
VADM	Peek, Sir RichardSir Richard Peek	KBE, CB, DSC	1914		1965	1970	-	1973	2010	65-66	67-68	70-73
RADM	Perry, PatrickPatrick Perry		1903						1975
RADM	Pope, Cuthbert JohnCuthbert John Pope		1887						1959
RADM	Pritchard, Denis AdrianDenis Adrian Pritchard		1895						1955
RADM	Purcell, Peter TerencePeter Terence Purcell		1942			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Purves, Frederick WilliamFrederick William Purves		1912						1997
RADM	Ralph, NeilNeil Ralph	AO, DSC	1932			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Rapke, Trevor GeorgeTrevor George Rapke		1909						1978
RADM	Reed, Maxwell PeterMaxwell Peter Reed		1922			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Richards, IanIan Richards		1930			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
VADM	Ritchie, ChrisChris Ritchie	AO	1949		1997	2001	-	2005		99	97-99	02-05	01-02	-	^[8]
RADM	Robertson, Andrew JohnAndrew John Robertson		1925			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Robinson, Boyd ChapmanBoyd Chapman Robinson		1956			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Rourke, William JohnWilliam John Rourke		1928			-	-			-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Rowlands, Hon. AlwynneHon. Alwynne Rowlands	AO	1937		1992	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Ruting, Trevor BarmbyTrevor Barmby Ruting		1952		-	-				-	-	-	-	-
RADM	Scarce, KevinKevin Scarce	AC, CSC	1952	1997	1999	-	-	2003		-	-	-	-	-	bio
VADM	Shackleton, DavidDavid Shackleton	AO	1948	1993	1998	1999	-	2002		-		99-02
VADM	Shalders, RussRuss Shalders	AO, CSC	1951	1996	1999	2002	-	2008				05-08	02-05	-	^[9]
RADM	Shirtley, Graeme SpencerGraeme Spencer Shirtley		1950
RADM	Showers, Henry ArthurHenry Arthur Showers		1899						1991
RADM	Sinclair, PeterPeter Sinclair	AC	1934								87-89
RADM	Smith, GeoffreyGeoffrey Smith		1950					2002		99–00	00–02				bio
ADML	Smith, Sir VictorSir Victor Smith	AC, KBE, CB, DSC	1913		1966	1968	1970	1975	1998	67	66-67	68-70	-	70-75
RADM	Stevens, JohnJohn Stevens		1927
VADM	Stevenson, Sir DavidSir David Stevenson	AC, KBE	1918	1967	1968	1973	-	1976	1998	68-69	70-72	73-76
RADM	Stevenson, John BryanJohn Bryan Stevenson		1876						1957
RADM	Stubington, Edward GrahamEdward Graham Stubington		1941
RADM	Swan, Rothesay CathcartRothesay Cathcart Swan		1926
ADML	Synnot, Sir AnthonySir Anthony Synnot	KBE, AO	1922		1971	1976	1979	1982	2001	71-72	73-74	76-79	-	79-82
VADM	Taylor, RodneyRodney Taylor	AO	1940	1987	1990	1994	-	1997	2002	91-94	-	94-97
RADM	Thomas, DavydDavyd Thomas	AO, CSC	1956
RADM	Tickell, FrederickFrederick Tickell		1857						1919
RADM	Treloar, Brian TremayneBrian Tremayne Treloar		1927
VADM	Tripovich, MattMatt Tripovich	AO, CSC	1956	1999	2005	2007	-	2010					07-10	-	^[10]
VADM	Tryon, Sir GeorgeSir George Tryon	KCB	1832		1884				1893
RADM	Urquhart, Kenneth McKenzieKenneth McKenzie Urquhart		1905						1974
RADM	Uzzell, Michael
RADM	van Balen, Michael
RADM	Vonthethoff, KayeKaye Vonthethoff		1930
RADM	Walker, RobynRobyn Walker	AM	1960	2005	2011	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	bio
VADM	Walls, RobertRobert Walls	AO	1941	1990	1991	1995	-	1997					95-97	-	^[11]
RADM	Wells, DavidDavid Wells	CBE	1918						1983
RADM	West, Barrie LawsonBarrie Lawson West	AO	1934	1980	1985	-	-	1989		-	-	-	-	-	bio
RADM	Willis, Alan AntonyAlan Antony Willis		1926						1997
VADM	Willis, Sir JamesSir James Willis	KBE, AO	1923	1968	1973	1979	-	1982	2003	-	78-79	79-82
RADM	Wishart, John WebsterJohn Webster Wishart		1892
RADM	Woolrych, GeoffreyGeoffrey Woolrych	AO	1930
Rank	Name	Post- nom(s)	Born	CDRE	RADM	VADM	ADML	Ret'd	Died	DCN	COM AUS FLT	CN	3*	CDF	Notes

Senior RAN appointments

Chiefs of the Royal Australian Navy

Director, Commonwealth Naval Forces	Sir William Rooke Creswell

First Naval Members, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board	Sir William Rooke Creswell Sir Percy Grant Sir Allan Everett Percival Hall-Thompson William Napier Sir William Munro Kerr Sir George Hyde Sir Ragnar Colvin Sir Guy Royle Sir Louis Keppel Hamilton Sir John Augustine Collins Sir Roy Dowling Sir Henry Burrell Sir Hastings Harrington Sir Alan McNicoll Sir Victor Smith Sir Richard Peek Sir David Stevenson

Chiefs of the Naval Staff	Sir Anthony Synnot Sir James Willis David Leach Michael Hudson Ian MacDougall Rodney Taylor

Chiefs of Navy	Rodney Taylor Donald Chalmers David Shackleton Chris Ritchie Russ Shalders Russell Crane Raymond Griggs Timothy Barrett

Fleet Commanders of the Royal Australian Navy

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet	Sir George Patey Sir William Pakenham Arthur Leveson Sir Lionel Halsey John Dumaresq Albert Addison Thomas Wardle

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron	George Hyde Edward Evans Leonard Holbrook Robin Dalglish Wilbraham Ford Richard Lane-Poole Wilfred Custance Wilfrid Patterson John Crace Victor Crutchley John Collins Charles Nichols Harold Farncomb John Collins Harold Farncomb

Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet	John Eccles John Eaton Roy Dowling Henry Burrell David Harries Henry Burrell Galfrey Gatacre Hastings Harrington Alan McNicoll Otto Becher Thomas Morrison Victor Smith Richard Peek Gordon Crabb David Stevenson William Dovers David Stevenson William Dovers Anthony Synnot David Wells Geoffrey Gladstone Neil McDonald James Willis David Leach Peter Doyle John Stevens Michael Hudson Geoffrey Woolrych Ian Knox Peter Sinclair

Maritime Commander Australia	Peter Sinclair Ian MacDougall Ken Doolan Robert Walls Donald Chalmers Chris Oxenbould Chris Ritchie John Lord Geoffrey Smith Raydon Gates Rowan Moffitt Davyd Thomas

Commander Australian Fleet	Davyd Thomas Nigel Coates Steve Gilmore Tim Barrett Stuart Mayer

Leadership of the Australian Defence Force

Chief of the Defence Force (CDF)

Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF) Chief, Capability Development Group (CCDG) Chief of Joint Operations (CJOPS)

Chief of Navy (CN) Chief of Army (CA) Chief of Air Force (CAF)

Deputy Chief of Navy (DCN) Deputy Chief of Army (DCA) Deputy Chief of Air Force (DCAF)

Commander Australian Fleet (COMAUSFLT) Commander Forces Command (COMD FORCOMD) Air Commander Australia (ACAUST)

Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N) Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A) Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF)

Chiefs of the Defence Force

Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee	Sir Henry Wells Sir Roy Dowling Sir Frederick Scherger Sir John Wilton Sir Victor Smith Francis Hassett

Chief of Defence Force Staff	Sir Francis Hassett Sir Arthur MacDonald Sir Anthony Synnot Sir Neville McNamara Sir Phillip Bennett

Chief of the Defence Force	Sir Phillip Bennett Peter Gration Alan Beaumont John Baker Chris Barrie Peter Cosgrove Angus Houston David Hurley Mark Binskin

Vice Chiefs of the Defence Force

Vice Chief of the Defence Force	Ray Funnell Ian Knox Alan Beaumont John Baker Robert Walls Chris Barrie Douglas Riding Desmond Mueller Russ Shalders Ken Gillespie David Hurley Mark Binskin Ray Griggs

Chiefs of Joint Operations

Chief of Joint Operations	David Hurley Mark Evans Ash Power David Johnston

Historic name of appointment	Abbrev.	Used from	Used to	Rank	Current name of appointment
Chief of the Defence Force	CDF			ADML	Chief of the Defence Force
Chief of the Defence Force Staff	CDFS			ADML	Chief of the Defence Force
Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee	CCoSC			ADML	Chief of the Defence Force
Deputy Chief of Navy	DCN			RADM	Deputy Chief of Navy
Deputy Chief of Naval Staff	DCNS			RADM	Deputy Chief of Navy
Commander Australian Fleet	COMAUSFLT	2007	now	RADM	Commander Australian Fleet
Maritime Commander Australia	MCAUST	1988	2007	RADM	Commander Australian Fleet
Rear Admiral Commanding HM Aust. Fleet		1913	1926	RADM	Commander Australian Fleet
Rear Admiral Commanding HM Aust. Squadron		1926	1949	RADM	Commander Australian Fleet
Flag Officer Commanding HM Aust. Fleet	FOCAF	1949	1988	RADM	Commander Australian Fleet
Chief of Navy	CN			VADM	Chief of Navy
Director, Commonwealth Naval Forces				VADM	Chief of Navy
First Naval Member				VADM	Chief of Navy
Chief of the Naval Staff				VADM	Chief of Navy
Asst. Chief of Def. Force (Development)				CDRE or RADM
Asst. Chief of Def. Force (Ops)				CDRE or RADM
Asst. Chief of Def. Force (Personnel)				CDRE or RADM
Asst. Chief of Def. Force (Policy)				CDRE or RADM
Asst. Chief of Def. Force Staff				CDRE or RADM
Asst. Chief of Naval Staff (Development)
Asst. Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)
Chief of Staff Naval Support Comd
Chief of Staff Maritime HQ
Chief of Naval Material
Chief of Naval Personnel				RADM
Chief Joint Ops	CJOPS			VADM	Chief Joint Ops
Chief Capability Devel. Gp	CCDG			VADM
Comdr. Aust. Theatre	COMAST			RADM
Comdr. Flotillas, Maritime HQ
Comdr. Joint Forces Aust.
Comdr, Jt. Offshore Protection Comd
Dep. Chief of Naval Personnel
Dep. Maritime Comdr. Aust.
Director General of the Australian Navy Cadets	DGANC			CDRE
Head Capability Development Aust. Def. HQ				RADM
Head Capability Systems, Dept. of Def.				RADM
Head of Def. Personnel Executive	HDPE			RADM
Second Naval Member ANB
Second Naval Member ANB (personnel)
Third Naval Member ANB				CDRE
Fourth Naval Member (chief of supply)
Fourth Naval Member ANB
Vice-Chief of Def. Force	VCDF			VADM	Vice-Chief of Def. Force

Notes

↑ CCDG = Chief of Capability Development Group - e.g. Matt Tripovich
↑ To date, no RAN admiral has served as CJOPS.
↑ Donald Bruce Chalmers was appointed Maritime Commander Australia in December 1993, Assistant Chief of Defence Force responsible for Australian Defence Force development and international defence relationships in April 1995, and Chief of Navy in July 1997. He retired in July 1999.
↑
William Clarkson joined the South Australian Naval Forces as Engr. Lieut. in 1884 and transferred to Comwlth Naval Forces in 1905.
- KBE(M), CLARKSON, Robert William, 15 March 1918. Citation: Reorganisation of coastal shipping during the war
- B. N. Primrose, 'Clarkson, Sir William (1859 - 1934)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, Melbourne University Press, 1981, pp 18-19.
↑ Klemen, L (1999–2000). "Commodore John Augustine Collins". Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942.
↑ Admiral Hudson was an exception to the "rule" that the only time the rank is held is when the Chief of the Defence Force is a Navy officer. Although he served as Chief of Naval Staff for six years from 1985 to 1991 (the usual term is 3 years), he never held the post of CDF. He was promoted to Admiral on the day of his retirement by then Prime Minister Bob Hawke.
↑ George Hyde became a member of the RAN in 1912.
↑ Chris Ritchie was promoted to VAdm and served as Commander Australian Theatre 2001-2002 prior to serving as Chief of Navy
↑ Russ Shalders was promoted to VAdm in 2002 and served as Vice-Chief of Def. Force 2002-05 (& Chief Joint Ops 2004-05) prior to serving as Chief of Navy
↑ Matt Tripovich was promoted to VAdm in 2007 and served as Chief Capability Development Group 2007-2010
↑ Robert Walls was promoted to VAdm in 1995 and served as Vice Chief of the Defence Force 1995-1997

Sources

Admirals of the RAN
RAN Admirals, www.navy.gov.au

Leadership of the Royal Australian Navy

Chief of Navy Deputy Chief of Navy Commander Australian Fleet Warrant Officer of the Navy

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List of Australian admirals

Key

List

Senior RAN appointments

See also

Notes

Sources