List of Royal Australian Navy admirals explained

The following is a list of Australians who have attained admiral rank within the Royal Australian Navy (RAN); that is, officers who have held the rank of admiral (four-star rank), vice admiral (three-star rank) or rear admiral (two-star rank). The Commonwealth Naval Forces were established on 1 March 1901, following the Federation of Australia, as Australia's naval force. The service was reorganised and re-titled as the RAN in 1911. William Creswell, regarded as the "father" of the RAN, was the service's first member to attain flag rank on being promoted to rear admiral in 1911; he later also became the first vice admiral (1922). In 1936, Sir George Hyde became the first officer to be promoted to full admiral, one of only six members of the RAN to attain this rank as of July 2023. A further 29 individuals have reached vice admiral in the RAN and 136 rear admiral. Five officers have additionally retired with the honorary rank of rear admiral.

Admirals

The rank of admiral is the most senior rank within the RAN to which, excluding ceremonial appointments, any officer has been promoted. Only the five-star rank of admiral of the fleet is higher, but it has been held in only a ceremonial capacity. As there are currently no appointments in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) at the five-star level, there is no prospect of a RAN officer achieving the rank in a professional (i.e. non-ceremonial) capacity. With the current structure of the ADF, the rank of admiral is held only when an officer of the RAN is appointed as Chief of the Defence Force. There was, however, an exception to this when Michael Hudson was promoted to admiral on the day of his retirement in 1991 by Prime Minister Bob Hawke in recognition of his six years of service as Chief of the Naval Staff.

Admirals of the RAN are as follows:

NameBornDiedDate promotedSenior command(s)Notes
1946 Chief of the Defence Force (1998–02), Vice Chief of the Defence Force (1997–98) [1]
1934 2004 Chief of the Defence Force (1993–95), Vice Chief of the Defence Force (1989–92) [2]
1933 2005 Chief of Naval Staff (1985–91), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1982–83) [3]
1877 1937 First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (1931–37), Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron (1926–29) [4]
1913 1998 Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (1970–75), Chief of Naval Staff (1968–70), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1966–67) [5]
1922 2001 Chief of the Defence Force Staff (1979–82), Chief of Naval Staff (1976–79) [6]

Vice admirals

Vice admiral is the highest permanent rank in the RAN. The rank of vice admiral is always held by the Chief of Navy, though is also held when a RAN officer is appointed as Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Chief of Joint Operations, Chief of Joint Capabilities or an equivalent position.

Vice admirals of the RAN are as follows:

NameBornDiedDate promotedSenior command(s)Notes
1959 Chief of Navy (2014–18), Commander Australian Fleet (2011–14), Commander Border Protection Command (2010–11) [7]
1904 1988 First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (1959–62), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1958–59; 1955–56) [8]
1942 Chief of Navy (1997—99), Maritime Commander Australia (1993–95) [9]
1859 1934 Third Naval Member (1911–22) [10] [11]
1899 1989 First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (1948–55), Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron (1945–46; 1944) [12]
1954 Chief of Navy (2008–11), Deputy Chief of Navy (2006–08) [13]
1852 1933 First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (1911–19), Director, Commonwealth Naval Forces (1904–11) [14] [15]
1901 1969 Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (1959–61), First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (1955–59) [16]
1961 Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2014–18), Chief of Navy (2011–14) [17]
Chief of Navy (2022–), Commander Australian Fleet (2020–22), Deputy Chief of Navy (2018–20) [18]
1906 1965 First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (1962–65), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1959–62) [19]
1962 Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2018–), Chief of Joint Operations (2014–18) [20]
1957 Chief Capability Development Group (2011–14) [21]
1933 Vice Chief of the Defence Force (1987–89), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1985–87), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1984) [22]
1928 2020 Chief of Naval Staff (1982–85), Chief of Naval Personnel (1989–82), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1979–80) [23]
1938 2020 Chief of Naval Staff (1991–94), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1990–91), Maritime Commander Australia (1989–90) [24]
1908 1987 Chief of Naval Staff (1965–68), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1962–64) [25]
1965 Deputy Commander United Nations Command (2019–21) [26]
1964 Chief of the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Task Force (2021–), Chief of Joint Capabilities (2020–21), Commander Australian Fleet (2018–20) [27]
1966 Chief of Navy (2018–22), Deputy Chief of Navy (2016–18), Commander Border Protection Command (2013–16) [28]
1914 2010 First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (1970–73), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1967–68), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1965–67) [29]
1949 Chief of Navy (2002–05), Deputy Chief of Navy (1999–00), Maritime Commander Australia (1997–99) [30]
1948 Chief of Navy (1999–02) [31]
1951 Chief of Navy (2005–08), Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2002–05) [32]
1918 1998 First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (1973–76), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1970–71, 1972), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1968–70) [33]
1940 2002 Chief of Navy (1997), Chief of Naval Staff (1994–97), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1991–94) [34]
1956 Chief Capability Development Group (2007–10), Head Capability Systems (2005–07) [35]
1941 Vice Chief of the Defence Force (1995–97), Assistant Chief of Defence Force (Development) (1994–95), Maritime Commander Australia (1991–93), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1991) [36]
1923 2003 Chief of Naval Staff (1979–82), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1978–79) [37]

Rear admirals


William Creswell was the first officer, on 1 March 1911, to attain the rank of rear admiral in the RAN. Creswell had started his career in the Royal Navy but, after immigrating to the Australian colonies, joined the South Australian Naval Forces in 1885. He transferred to the Commonwealth Naval Forces following the Federation of Australia in 1901 and became the RAN's first Director and, subsequently, First Naval Member; he is widely regarded as the "father" of the RAN.[15] Percival McNeil, however, was the first rear admiral of the RAN (on promotion in 1934) to have been born in Australia and Robyn Walker, promoted in 2011, was the first woman to attain flag rank in the RAN.

Rear admirals of the RAN are as follows:

NameBornDiedDate promotedSenior command(s)Notes
1952 Head Defence Personnel Executive (2002–05), Deputy Chief of Navy (2000–02) [38]
1937 2022 Director General Naval Health Services (1987–89) [39]
1908 1977 Flag Officer-in-Charge East Australia Area (1965–66), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1964–65), Head of the Australian Joint Services Staff, London (1962–63), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1959–62; 1952–54) [40]
1926 1996 Chief of Naval Technical Services (1979–80) [41]
1934 2022 General Manager, HMA Dockyard Garden Island (1984–90) [42]
1952 Head of the Military Justice Implementation Team (2006–08), Commander, Australian Defence College (2004–06), Commander Australian Theatre (2002–04), Director General Coast Watch (2001–02) [43]
1881 1970 Military and Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia (1931–47) [44]
1945 Head Submarine Capability Team (1999–01), Head Strategic Command Division (1997–99), Flag Officer Naval Training Command (1993–97) [45]
+ 1902 1965 Flag Officer-in-Charge East Australia Area (1955–57) [46]
Head of Capability Nuclear-Powered Submarine Task Force (2022–) [47]
1930 2014 Chief of Naval Engineering (1983–87) [48]
1945 Head of Strategic Logistics (1997), Naval Support Commander (1995–97), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1993–95) [49]
Head Navy Capability (2012–15), Head Helicopter Systems Division (2010–12) [50]
1883 1966 Director of Naval Medical Services (1932–46) [51]
1938 Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy (1993–95), Head of Australian Defence Staff – Washington (1989–92), Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) (1988–89) [52]
1915 2006 Chief of Naval Technical Services (1969–72) [53]
Henry Priaulx Cayley1877 1942 Naval Representative at the Australian High Commission, London (1929–31) [54]
1902 1965 Chief of Construction (1953–59) [55]
1951 Head of Knowledge Systems (2001–03) [56]
1959 2010 Commander Australian Fleet (2007–09) [57]
1911 1989 Director-General of RAN Medical Services (1964–71) [58]
1916 2006 Director General Naval Health Services (1975–76), Director-General of RAN Medical Services (1972–75) [59]
1917 2001 Second Naval Member and Chief of Naval Supply and Works (1972–73), Flag Officer Commanding East Australian Area (1970–71), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1968–70), Head of Australian Defence Staff – Washington (1966–68) [60] [61]
1931 Chief of Supply (1984–89) [62]
1930 Chief of Naval Personnel (1984–86) [63]
1959 Deputy Director of Operations, United States Central Command (2010–14) [64]
1924 2021 Head of Australian Defence Staff – Washington (1979–82), Flag Officer Commanding East Australian Area (1977–79) [65]
1949 Head Cadet Policy (2007–09) [66]
1939 Assistant Chief of the Defence Force (Development) (1991–93), Maritime Commander Australia (1990–91), Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Development) and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1989–90) [67]
1951 Support Commander (Navy) (1999–00) [68]
1918 2007 Flag Officer Commanding East Australia Area (1973–75), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1973), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1971–73), Director Joint Services Plans (1968–71), Second Naval Member and Chief of Personnel (1967–68) [69]
1888 1984 Third Naval Member and Chief of Construction (1943–48) [70]
1925 2007 Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1981–82), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1980–81), Chief of Joint Operations and Plans (1979–80), Chief of Naval Materiel (1977–79) [71]
1957 Australian Military Representative to NATO and the European Union (2013–16), Head of Navy Capability (2012), Head Navy People and Reputation (2010–12), Commander Border Protection Command (2008–10) [72]
Head Navy Engineering (2023–) [73]
Deputy Chief of Navy (2022–), Commander Australian Fleet (2022) [74]
1899 1971 Head of Australian Defence Staff – Washington (1949–51), Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron (1946–49) [75]
1888 1968 Naval Officer in Charge Hobart (1943–44), District Naval Officer Hobart (1942–43) [76]
1876 1950 Captain Superintendent of Naval Establishments and Captain-in-Charge, New South Wales (1931–33) [77]
1958 Surgeon General Australia Defence Force Reserve (2015–) [78]
1942 Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) (1995–97) [79]
1907 1983 Flag Officer-in-Charge East Australia Area (1962–64), Second Naval Member and Chief of Naval Personnel (1962), Head of Australian Defence Staff – Washington (1960–62), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1959), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1957–59; 1948–51) [80]
1952 Head of Australian Defence Staff – Washington (2004–08), Maritime Commander Australia (2002–04), Commander, Australian Defence College (2001–02) [81]
1910 1992 Third Naval Member and Chief of Naval Technical Services (1963–67) [82]
1961 Head of Australian Defence Staff – Washington (2014–17), Deputy Chief of Joint Operations (2011–13), Commander Australian Fleet (2009–11), Head Navy People and Reputation (2009), Commander Navy Systems Command (2007–09) [83]
1921 1999 Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1975–77), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1974–75), Head of the Australian Defence Staff – London (1971–73) [84]
1918 1989 Judge Advocate General for the Navy (1978–83) [85]
1968 Commander Maritime Border Command and Commander Operation Sovereign Borders (2019–20) [86]
1958 2023 Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy (2011–12), Commander Joint Education, Training and Warfare (2008–11), Commander Boarder Protection Command (2006–08) [87]
1916 1993 Flag Officer Commanding East Australian Area (1972–73), Fourth Naval Member and Chief of Supply (1966–72) [88]
1923 2024 Flag Officer Naval Support Command (1979–80), Chief of Naval Personnel (1976–79) [89]
Head of Maritime Systems (2015–18) [90]
1945 2003 Assistant Chief of Naval Staff - Materiel (1992–95) [91]
1956 Deputy Chief of Navy (2004–06), Director General Coast Watch (2002–04) [92]
1903 1980 Flag Officer-in-Charge East Australia Area (1958–60), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1956–57), Head of Australian Defence Staff – Washington (1953–55) [93]
1948 Head of Australian Defence Staff – Washington (1999–02), Support Commander (Navy) (1997–99) [94]
1967 Deputy Chief of Joint Operations (2019–21), Head of Military Strategic Commitments (2019), Commander Joint Task Force 633 (2018–19) [95]
Commander Maritime Border Command (2020–22), Commander Joint Task Force 633 (2019–20) [96]
1936 2013 Naval Support Commander (1991–93), Chief of Naval Personnel (1989–91), Chief Naval Engineer (1988–89), Assistant Chief of Naval Staff - Logistics (1987–88), Chief of Naval Engineering (1987), Head of Australian Defence Staff – Washington (1985–87) [97]
1934 Flag Officer Naval Support Command (1988–91), Chief of Naval Personnel (1986–88) [98]
1935 2014 Director RAN Submarine Project (1986–93) [99] [100]
Head Navy Capability (2022–) [101]
1938 Assistant Chief of Naval Staff - Materiel (1989–93) [102]
Commander Joint Task Force 633 (2014–16), Head Military Strategic Commitments (2013–14), Deputy Chief of Navy (2011–13), Head Navy People and Reputation (2009–11) [103]
1959 Head Cadet, Reserve & Employer Support Division (2016–18) [104]
1931 2011 Chief of Naval Operational Requirements and Plans (1984–87) [105]
1948 Head Systems Acquisitions (Maritime & Ground) (1999–01) [106]
Commander Maritime Border Command (2016–19) [107]
Head Navy Engineering (2016–21) [108]
1923 1994 Director General Naval Health Services (1976–81) [109]
1902 1987 Director of Naval Medical Services (1955–64) [110]
1926 2016 Chief of Naval Operational Requirements and Plans (1979–81) [111]
1949 Maritime Commander Australia (1999–00), Head Joint Education and Training (1998–99), Commander Naval Training (1997–98) [112]
Commander, Australian Defence College (2023–) [113]
1926 2017 Chief of Naval Technical Services (1980–83), Chief of the Service Laboratories and Trials Division (1979–80) [114]
Head Patrol Boats & Specialist Ships (2022–), Head Maritime Systems (2018–22) [115]
1962 Head of Maritime Systems (2010–14) [116]
1933 1990 Flag Officer, Naval Support Command (1984–88), Chief of Naval Personnel (1982–84) [117]
1922 2014 Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1978–79), Flag Officer Commanding the Australian Fleet (1977–78), Flag Officer Commanding East Australian Area (1975–77) [118]
1919 2012 Chief of Naval Personnel (1974–76), Chief of Naval Supply and Works (1973–74) [119]
1883 1951 Third Naval Member and Chief of Naval Construction (1940–43), Director of Engineering (Naval) (1931–40) [120]
1910 1987 Second Naval Member and Chief of Naval Personnel (1965–67) [121]
1955 Head of the Future Submarine Program (2009–14), Deputy Chief of Joint Operations (2005–08), Maritime Commander Australia (2004–05), Deputy Chief of Navy (2002–04) [122]
+ 1893 1979 Flag Officer in Command New South Wales (1947–50), Naval Officer-in-Charge Sydney (1944–47)
1911 1983 Flag Officer-in-Charge East Australia Area (1966–68), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1965–66), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1962–65) [123]
Head of Australian Defence Staff – Washington (2023–), Acting Chief of Joint Capabilities (2021–22), Commander Joint Logistics (2019–21) [124] [125]
1921 1991 Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1975–78) [126]
1917 1995 Third Naval Member and Chief of Naval Technical Services (1972–74), Project Director of the Light Destroyer Project (1971–72) [127]
+ 1906 1974 Flag Officer-in-Charge East Australia Area (1960–62) [128]
1946 Deputy Chief of Navy (1997–99), Commander Australian Theatre (1995–97), Maritime Commander Australia (1995–97), Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) (1993–95) [129]
1903 1975 Fourth Naval Member and Chief of Supply (1958–63) [130]
Summary Discipline Implementation Team (2018–2022) [131]
Commander Defence COVID-19 Taskforce (2021–), Commander Joint Task Force 629 (2020–21) [132]
1887 1959 Flag Officer in Charge New South Wales and Admiral Superintendent – Sydney (1946) [133]
1895 1955 Director of Naval Medical Services (1946–55) [134]
Head Maritime Systems (2012–16) [135]
1942 Head Systems Acquisition (Maritime and Ground Systems) (1997–99), Chief Naval Engineer and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Materiel) (1994–97) [136]
1912 1997 Third Naval Member and Chief of Naval Technical Services (1967–69) [137]
Head Navy Capability (2017–22), Head Force Integration (2014–17) [138]
1932 Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1985–89) [139]
+ 1909 1978 Judge Advocate General of the Naval Forces (1964–77) [140]
1922 2017 Chief of Naval Technical Services (1974–79) [141]
Head Navy Engineering (2021–23) [142]
1930 2022 Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1983–84), Chief of Joint Operations (1982–83) [143]
1925 2020 Flag Officer Naval Support Command (1980–82), Head of Australian Defence Staff – London (1976–79) [144]
1956 Head Maritime Systems (2007–09) [145]
Commander Joint Task Force 633 (2020–21), Head of Information Communications Technology Operations (2017–20) [146]
1928 2012 Chief of Naval Materiel (1979–85) [147]
1937 Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force (1992–96) [148]
Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force (2021–) [149]
1952 Head Maritime Systems (2003–07) [150]
1966 General Manager Submarines (2017–20), Head Future Submarine Program (2013–17) [151]
1952 Head Maritime Systems (2000–03), Support Commander Australia – Navy (1999–00) [152]
Commander Joint Health Command and Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force (2019–) [153]
1950 2012 Surgeon General Defence Health Reserves (2008), Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force (2005–08) [154]
+ 1899 1991
1934 Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1989), Maritime Commander Australia (1988–89), Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1987–88), Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy (1984–86) [155]
1954 Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force (2014–21) [156]
Commander Australian Fleet (2022–), Deputy Chief of Navy (2020–22) [157]
1950 Maritime Commander Australia (2000–02), Deputy Chief of Navy (1999–00) [158]
Deputy Director Maritime Operations, United States Pacific Fleet (2022–) [159]
Head Navy Future Infrastructure (2020–22) [160]
1927 2015 Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1981–82), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1979–81) [161]
1876 1957 Captain Superintendent of Naval Establishments and Captain-in-Charge, New South Wales (1929–31) [162]
1941 Assistant Chief of the Defence Force (Personnel) (1992–93), Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) (1991–92) [163]
1926 Controller of Establishments (1981–83), Director-General of the Natural Disasters Organisation (1978–81) [164]
1959 Commander Joint Logistics (2012–16) [165]
1956 Deputy Chief of Navy (2008–11), Commander Joint Education, Training and Warfare (2008), Commander Australian Defence College (2007–08), Commander Australian Flett (2007), Maritime Commander Australia (2005–07) [166]
1857 1919 Director of Auxiliary Forces (1911–19) [167]
1927 2012 Director-General Naval Health Services (1981–87) [168]
1905 1974 Third Naval Member and Chief of Construction (1959–63) [169]
Head Navy Engineering (2011–16) [170]
1961 Deputy Chief of Navy (2013–16) [171]
1930 2020 Head of Australian Defence Staff – London (1984–86), Flag Officer Naval Support Command (1982–84) [172]
1959 Commander Joint Health and Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force (2011–15) [173]
1918 1983 Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1974–75), Commander ANZUK (1971–73), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1970–71), Flag Officer-in-Charge East Australia Area (1968–70) [174]
1934 Chief of Naval Material (1985–89) [175]
1926 1997 Chief of Naval Personnel (1979–80), Chief of Naval Operational Requirements and Plans (1977–79) [176]
1892 1968 Third Naval Member and Chief of Construction (1948–53), Engineer Manager of Garden Island Dockyard (1945–48) [177]
Head of the Afghanistan Inquiry Response Task Force (2021–), Head Reserve and Youth Division and Commander Australian Defence Force Cadets (2019–21), Head People Capability (2015–19) [178]
1930 2006 Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1983–85), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1982–83), Chief of Naval Operational Requirements and Plans (1981–82) [179]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Admiral Christopher Alexander Barrie. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 21 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Admiral Alan Lee Beaumont. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 21 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Admiral Michael Wyndham Hudson. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 21 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Admiral Sir George Francis Hyde. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 21 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Admiral Sir Victor Alfred Trumper Smith. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 21 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Admiral Sir Anthony Monckton Synnot. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 21 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Vice Admiral Tim Barrett. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  8. Web site: Vice Admiral Sir Henry Mackay Burrell. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  9. Web site: Vice Admiral Donald Bruce Chalmers. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  10. News: Naval Forces of the Commonwealth. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 21 December 1922. 26 June 2023.
  11. Web site: Vice Admiral Sir William Clarkson. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  12. Web site: Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  13. Web site: Vice Admiral Russell Harry Crane. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  14. News: Naval Forces of the Commonwealth. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 14 September 1922. 24 July 2020.
  15. Web site: Vice Admiral Sir William Rooke Creswell. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  16. Web site: Vice Admiral Sir Roy Russell Dowling. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  17. Web site: Vice Admiral Ray Griggs. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  18. Web site: Vice Admiral Mark Hammond. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  19. Web site: Vice Admiral Sir Wilfred Hastings Harrington. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  20. Web site: Vice Admiral David Lance Johnston. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  21. Web site: Vice Admiral Peter David Jones. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  22. Web site: Vice Admiral Ian Knox. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  23. Web site: Vice Admiral David Willoughby Leach. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  24. Web site: Vice Admiral Ian Donald George MacDougall. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  25. Web site: Vice Admiral Sir Alan Wedel Ramsay McNicoll. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  26. Web site: Vice Admiral Stuart Campbell Mayer. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  27. Web site: Vice Admiral Jonathan Dallas Mead. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  28. Web site: Vice Admiral Michael Noonan. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  29. Web site: Vice Admiral Sir Richard Innes Peek. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  30. Web site: Vice Admiral Christopher Angus Ritchie. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  31. Web site: Vice Admiral David John Shackleton. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  32. Web site: Vice Admiral Russell Edward Shalders. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  33. Web site: Vice Admiral Sir Hugh David Stevenson. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  34. Web site: Vice Admiral Rodney Graham Taylor. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  35. Web site: Vice Admiral Matthew John Tripovich. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  36. Web site: Vice Admiral Robert Andrew Kevin Walls. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  37. Web site: Vice Admiral Guido James Willis. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 22 June 2023.
  38. Web site: Rear Admiral Brian Lee Adams. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  39. Web site: Rear Admiral Geoffrey James Alexander Bayliss. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  40. Web site: Rear Admiral Humphrey Otto Becher. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  41. Web site: Rear Admiral George Angus Bennett. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  42. Web site: Rear Admiral Nigel Richard Benbow Berlyn. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  43. Web site: Rear Admiral Marcus Frederick Bonser. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  44. Web site: Rear Admiral Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  45. Web site: Rear Admiral Peter Douglas Briggs. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  46. Web site: Rear Admiral Herbert James Buchanan. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  47. News: Leaders Discuss Future of Nuclear-Powered Subs. Defence News. Department of Defence. 23 December 2022. 7 July 2023.
  48. Web site: Rear Admiral Ronald Rex Calder. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  49. Web site: Rear Admiral David John Campbell. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  50. Web site: Rear Admiral Mark Campbell. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  51. Web site: Rear Admiral William James Carr. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 23 June 2023.
  52. Web site: Rear Admiral Anthony Michael Carwardine. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 24 June 2023.
  53. Web site: Rear Admiral Bryan James Castles. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 24 June 2023.
  54. Web site: Rear Admiral Henry Priaulx Cayley. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 24 June 2023.
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  56. Web site: Rear Admiral Peter Alistair Craigie Clarke. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  57. Web site: Rear Admiral Nigel Coates. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  58. Web site: Rear Admiral Robert Michael Coplans. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  59. Web site: Rear Admiral John Arthur Basil Cotsell. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  60. News: Permanent Naval Forces of the Commonwealth. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 19 August 1965. 16 June 2023.
  61. Web site: Rear Admiral Gordon John Branstone Crabb. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  62. Web site: Rear Admiral Ian McLean Crawford. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  63. Web site: Rear Admiral William James Crossley. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  64. Web site: Rear Admiral Simon Terence Cullen. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  65. Web site: Rear Admiral John Davidson. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  66. Web site: Rear Admiral Frans Karel de Laat. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  67. Web site: Rear Admiral Kenneth Allan Doolan. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  68. Web site: Rear Admiral William Anthony George Dovers. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  69. Web site: Rear Admiral William John Dovers. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  70. Web site: Rear Admiral Alec Broughton Doyle. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  71. Web site: Rear Admiral Peter Hogarth Doyle. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  72. Web site: Rear Admiral Allan du Toit. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  73. Web site: Rear Admiral Rachel Durbin. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  74. Web site: Rear Admiral Jonathan Earley. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  75. Web site: Rear Admiral Harold Bruce Farncomb. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 26 June 2023.
  76. Web site: Rear Admiral Charles Farquhar-Smith. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  77. Web site: Rear Admiral Henry James Feakes. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  78. Web site: Rear Admiral Jennifer Ruth Firman. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  79. Web site: Rear Admiral Murray Bruce Forrest. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  80. Web site: Rear Admiral Galfrey George Ormond Gatacre. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  81. Web site: Rear Admiral Raydon William Gates. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  82. Web site: Rear Admiral Frank Leveson George. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  83. Web site: Rear Admiral Steve Gilmore. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  84. Web site: Rear Admiral Geoffrey Vernon Gladstone. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  85. Web site: Rear Admiral Hon. Justice Harold Hyman Glass. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  86. Web site: Rear Admiral Lee Goddard. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  87. Web site: Rear Admiral James Vincent Purcell Goldrick. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  88. Web site: Rear Admiral William David Hamilton Graham. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  89. Web site: Rear Admiral Guy Richmond Griffiths. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  90. Web site: Rear Admiral Adam Grunsell. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  91. Web site: Rear Admiral Nicholas David Hunter Hammond. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  92. Web site: Rear Admiral Ronald Maxwell Hancock. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  93. Web site: Rear Admiral David Hugh Harries. RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  94. Web site: Rear Admiral Charles Simon Hastings Harrington. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  95. Web site: Rear Admiral Jaimie Hatcher. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  96. Web site: Rear Admiral Mark Hill. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  97. Web site: Rear Admiral David Guy Holthouse. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  98. Web site: Rear Admiral Anthony Rockley Horton. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  99. Web site: Rear Admiral Owen John Hughes. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  100. Web site: A Note on the Passing of Rear Admiral 'Oscar' J Hughes AM RAN (Rtd.). Australian Naval Institute. 24 September 2014. 27 June 2023.
  101. Web site: Rear Admiral Stephen Hughes. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  102. Web site: Rear Admiral Anthony Lancaster Hunt. Royal Australian Navy. 27 June 2023.
  103. Web site: Rear Admiral Trevor Jones. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  104. Web site: Rear Admiral Bruce Kafer. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  105. Web site: Rear Admiral Philip Graham Newman Kennedy. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  106. Web site: Rear Admiral Richard Lamacraft. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  107. Web site: Rear Admiral Peter Laver. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  108. Web site: Rear Admiral Colin John Lawrence. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  109. Web site: Rear Admiral Stephen John Lloyd. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  110. Web site: Rear Admiral Lionel Lockwood. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  111. Web site: Rear Admiral Robert Geoffrey Loosli. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  112. Web site: Rear Admiral John Robert Lord. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  113. Web site: Rear Admiral James Lybrand, CSC, RAN, is Promoted Alongside His Family at a Ceremony in Canberra. Defence Images. Department of Defence. 19 July 2023.
  114. Web site: Rear Admiral Daryall Frederick Lynam. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  115. Web site: Rear Admiral Wendy Anne Malcolm. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  116. Web site: Rear Admiral Peter James Marshall. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  117. Web site: Rear Admiral Sir David James Martin. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  118. Web site: Rear Admiral Neil Ewer McDonald. Royal Australian Navy. 28 June 2023.
  119. Web site: Rear Admiral Alan Gibb McFarlane. Royal Australian Navy. 29 June 2023.
  120. Web site: Rear Admiral Percival Edwin McNeil. Royal Australian Navy. 29 June 2023.
  121. Web site: Rear Admiral Jack Statton Mesley. Royal Australian Navy. 29 June 2023.
  122. Web site: Rear Admiral Rowan Carlisle Moffitt. Royal Australian Navy. 29 June 2023.
  123. Web site: Rear Admiral Thomas Kenneth Morrison. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  124. Web site: Rear Admiral Ian Gordon Murray. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
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  126. Web site: Rear Admiral Sir Brian Stewart Murray. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  127. Web site: Rear Admiral Brynmor Wheatley Mussared. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  128. Web site: Rear Admiral George Carmichael Oldham. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  129. Web site: Rear Admiral Christopher John Oxenbould. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  130. Web site: Rear Admiral Patrick Perry. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  131. Web site: Rear Admiral Nigel Perry. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  132. Web site: Rear Admiral Robert Plath. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  133. Web site: Rear Admiral Cuthbert John Pope. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  134. Web site: Rear Admiral Denis Adrian Pritchard. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  135. Web site: Rear Admiral Mark Purcell. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  136. Web site: Rear Admiral Peter Terence Purcell. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  137. Web site: Rear Admiral Frederick William Purves. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  138. Web site: Rear Admiral Pete Quinn. Royal Australian Navy. 30 June 2023.
  139. Web site: Rear Admiral Neil Ralph. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
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  141. Web site: Rear Admiral Maxwell Peter Reed. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  142. Web site: Rear Admiral Katherine Richards. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  143. Web site: Rear Admiral Ian Herbert Richards. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  144. Web site: Rear Admiral Andrew John Robertson. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  145. Web site: Rear Admiral Boyd Chapman Robinson. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  146. Web site: Rear Admiral Michael Rothwell. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  147. Web site: Rear Admiral William John Rourke. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  148. Web site: Rear Admiral Hon. Alwynne Richard Owen Rowlands. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  149. Web site: Rear Admiral John Rush. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  150. Web site: Rear Admiral Trevor Barmby Ruting. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  151. Web site: Rear Admiral Gregory Sammut. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  152. Web site: Rear Admiral Kevin John Scarce. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  153. Web site: Rear Admiral Sarah Sharkey. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  154. Web site: Rear Admiral Graeme Spencer Shirtley. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  155. Web site: Rear Admiral Peter Ross Sinclair. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  156. Web site: Rear Admiral Michael John Slattery. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  157. Web site: Rear Admiral Christopher Smith. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  158. Web site: Rear Admiral Geoffrey Francis Smith. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  159. Web site: Rear Admiral Brett Sonter. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  160. Web site: Rear Admiral Philip Spedding. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  161. Web site: Rear Admiral John Dixon Stevens. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  162. Web site: Rear Admiral John Bryan Stevenson. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  163. Web site: Rear Admiral Edward Graham Stubington. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  164. Web site: Rear Admiral Rothesay Cathcart Swan. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  165. Web site: Rear Admiral Clinton William Thomas. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  166. Web site: Rear Admiral Davyd Rhys Thomas. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  167. Web site: Rear Admiral Frederick Tickell. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  168. Web site: Rear Admiral Brian Tremayne Treloar. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  169. Web site: Rear Admiral Kenneth McKenzie Urquhart. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  170. Web site: Rear Admiral Michael Uzzell. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  171. Web site: Rear Admiral Michael Julian van Balen. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  172. Web site: Rear Admiral Kaye Vonthethoff. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  173. Web site: Rear Admiral Robyn Margaret Walker. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  174. Web site: Rear Admiral David Charles Wells. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  175. Web site: Rear Admiral Barrie Lawson West. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  176. Web site: Rear Admiral Alan Antony Willis. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  177. Web site: Rear Admiral John Webster Wishart. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  178. Web site: Rear Admiral Brett Stephen Wolski. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.
  179. Web site: Rear Admiral Geoffrey John Humphry Woolrych. Royal Australian Navy. 1 July 2023.

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