Donald Chalmers
Donald Bruce Chalmers | |
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Born | (1942-04-29) 29 April 1942 (age 82) Young, New South Wales |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Royal Australian Navy |
Years of service | 1958–1999 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands | Chief of Navy (1997–99) Maritime Commander Australia (1993–95) Royal Australian Navy Task Group, Gulf War (1990) HMAS Perth (1981–83) |
Battles/wars | Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Gulf War |
Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand |
Vice Admiral Donald Bruce Chalmers, AO (born 29 April 1942) is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), who served as Chief of Navy from 1997 to 1999.
Early life
Chalmers was born on 29 April 1942 in Young, New South Wales, to Donald Lisle Chalmers and Constance (née Eagles).[1]
Career
Chalmers joined the RAN in 1958 and chose to specialise in navigation.[2] He served in HMAS Yarra and HMAS Parramatta during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in the mid-1960s and went on to command HMAS Perth from 1981 to 1983.[1][2] He was awarded the National Medal in 1977.[3] In 1988, he attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in the United Kingdom.[2] He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1992 in recognition of his services as Commander of the first Royal Australian Navy Task Group during the Gulf War.[4] He 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 finally Chief of Navy in July 1997.[2] He was awarded the Legion of Merit by the United States Government in 1998 and retired in July 1999.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b Singh 2010
- ^ a b c d e "Defence Honours Tribunal". Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ It's an honour – National Medal
- ^ "It's an honour – Order of Australia". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
References
- Singh, Shivani (2010). Who's Who in Australia 2010. Melbourne, Australia: Crown Content. ISBN 978-1-74095-172-2.
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Preceded by Vice Admiral Rodney Taylor | Chief of Navy 1997–1999 | Succeeded by Vice Admiral David Shackleton |
Preceded by Rear Admiral Robert Walls | Maritime Commander Australia 1993–1995 | Succeeded by Rear Admiral Chris Oxenbould |
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- 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
- Sir Anthony Synnot
- Sir James Willis
- David Leach
- Michael Hudson
- Ian MacDougall
- Rodney Taylor
- Rodney Taylor
- Donald Chalmers
- David Shackleton
- Chris Ritchie
- Russ Shalders
- Russell Crane
- Raymond Griggs
- Timothy Barrett
- Michael Noonan
- Mark Hammond