Category: Royal Australian Navy Admirals

Categories: Admirals | Royal Australian Navy

Flag Officers in the Royal Australian Navy carry the rank of (in descending order):

Admiral of the Fleet – the late HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, prince-consort to the Queen of Australia, Elizabeth II, was appointed Admiral of the Fleet in a ceremonial and honorary capacity.
Admiral – four star equivalent; when an RAN Flag Officer is appointed Chief of the Defence Force (CDF), he or she is promoted Admiral.
Vice Admiral – a three-star rank and the highest permanent rank in the Royal Australian Navy, held by the Chief of Navy; also held when a RAN officer is appointed as Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Chief of Joint Operations or Chief of Joint Capabilities.
Rear Admiral – two star equivalent;

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Australian Navy Admirals, Chiefs of Navy (0, 5, 0)

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Person Profiles (30)

B

Alan Beaumont 24 Dec 1934 Boolaroo, New South Wales, Australia - 21 Dec 2004

Leighton Bracegirdle 31 May 1881 Balmain, New South Wales (Australia) - 23 Mar 1970

Herbert Buchanan 10 Mar 1902 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia - 15 Mar 1965

C

Henry Cayley 29 Dec 1877 Clifton, Gloucestershire, England - 31 Dec 1942

Chapman Clare 23 Jun 1853 At Sea - 28 Sep 1940

William Clarkson 26 Mar 1859 Whitby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 21 Jan 1934

John Collins 07 Jan 1899 Deloraine, Tasmania (Australia) - 03 Sep 1989

John Crace 06 Feb 1887 Gungahleen, New South Wales (Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory, Australia) - 11 May 1968

William Creswell 20 Jul 1852 Gibraltar - 20 Apr 1933

D

Roy Dowling 28 May 1901 Condong, New South Wales, Australia - 15 Apr 1969

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Harold Farncomb 28 Feb 1899 North Sydney, New South Wales (Australia) - 12 Feb 1971

F cont.

Henry Feakes 16 Mar 1876 Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 24 Apr 1950

G

Galfry (Gataker) Gatacre 11 Jun 1907 Wooroolin, Queensland, Australia - 11 Aug 1983

H

George Hyde 19 Jul 1877 Southsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - 28 Jun 1937

L

Richard Lane-Poole 01 Apr 1883 Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 25 Mar 1971

M

David Martin 15 Apr 1933 Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia - 10 Aug 1990

Percival McNeil 25 Sep 1883 North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - 17 Apr 1951

Alan McNicoll 03 Apr 1908 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia - 11 Oct 1987

Jack Mesley 11 Dec 1910 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia - 24 Feb 1987

P

George Patey 24 Feb 1859 Montpellier, Plymouth, England - 05 Feb 1935

Richard Peek 30 Jul 1914 West Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia - 28 Aug 2010

P cont.

Cuthbert Pope 02 Mar 1887 Tring, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom - 04 Aug 1959

R

James Ramsay 27 Aug 1916 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - 01 May 1986

Alvord Rosenthal 16 Jan 1901 Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia - 20 Jul 1975

S

Henry Showers 24 May 1899 Carlton North, Victoria (Australia) - 31 Jul 1991

Victor Smith 03 May 1913 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia - 10 Jul 1998

Anthony Synnot 05 Jan 1922 Corowa, New South Wales, Australia - 04 Jul 2001

T

Frederick Tickell 07 Mar 1857 Amoy Harbour, Xiamen, Fujian, China - 19 Sep 1919

W

Alan Willis 21 Feb 1926 Learmonth, Victoria, Australia - 28 Nov 1997

Guido Willis 18 Oct 1923 Learmonth, Victoria, Australia - 15 Jun 2003

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