Rear Admiral Anthony Carwardine AO is a retired Australian naval officer, Chief of Naval Personnel in the Royal Australian Navy

Royal Australian Navy

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 and former Commandant

Commandant

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 of the Australian Defence Force Academy

Australian Defence Force Academy

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Early life

Carwardine was educated at Newington College

Newington College

Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....

 (1947-1953), commencing as a preparatory school student in Wyvern House

Wyvern House

Wyvern House, is one of the two single-sex, preparatory day schools for boys of Newington College and is located at 115 Cambridge Street Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia....

, before entering the Royal Australian Naval College.

Naval career

• Entered - Royal Australian Navy
  Royal Australian Navy
  The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
  
   (1954)
• Served - HMA Ships Queenborough
  HMAS Queenborough (G30)
  HMAS Queenborough was a Q class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy ....
  
  , Quiberon
  HMAS Quiberon (G81)
  HMAS Quiberon was a Q class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy . Although built for the Royal Navy and remaining British property until 1950, Quiberon was one of two Q class destroyers commissioned into the RAN during World War II...
  
  , Vendetta
  HMAS Vendetta (D08)
  HMAS Vendetta was one of three Daring class destroyers built for and operated by the Royal Australian Navy . The destroyer was built by Williamstown Naval Dockyard and entered service in 1958. During her early career, Vendetta was deployed to the Far East Strategic Reserve on multiple occasions...
  
  , Brisbane, Melbourne, Banks
  HMAS Banks
  HMAS Banks was a General Purpose Vessel of the Royal Australian Navy , serving in a range of capacities from 1960 until 1995...
  
  , Gull
  HMAS Gull
  HMAS Gull was a Ton class minesweeper that served in the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy .ConstructionThe ship was built by J. S. Doig Limited at Grimsby, England for the RN...
  
  , and HM Ships Carron and Corunna
  HMS Corunna (D97)
  HMS Corunna was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named in honour of the Battle of Corunna, which took place during the Peninsular War in 1809 between British and French forces. Corunna was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited on the Tyne...
  
   (1956-1974)
• Commanding Officer - HMAS Swan (1976-1978)
• Director - Naval Data Combat System Centre (1980-1983)
• Commander - HMAS Adelaide
  HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01)
  HMAS Adelaide was the lead ship of the Adelaide class of guided missile frigates built for the Royal Australian Navy, based on the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates...
  
   (1983-1985)
• Commanding Officer - HMAS Cerberus (1986-1988)
• Naval Officer Commanding - Victoria
  Victoria (Australia)
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   (1986-1988)
• Chief - Naval Personnel (1988-1990)
• Defence Attache - Washington, D.C.
  Washington, D.C.
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   (1991-1992)
• Commandant - Australian Defence Force Academy (1993-1995)

Retirement

Since 1998 Carwardine has been a service member of the Veterans' Review Board, representing the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

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Honours

• National Medal
  National Medal
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   (1977) - Awarded for diligent long service to the community in hazardous circumstances in times of emergency and national disaster and in direct protection of life and property
• National Medal, 1st Clasp (1981) - Awarded for diligent long service to the community in hazardous circumstances in times of emergency and national disaster and in direct protection of life and property
• Member, Order of Australia
  Order of Australia
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   (1986) - In recognition of service to the Ryal Australian Navy, particularly as Commanding Officer of HMAS Adelaide
  HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01)
  HMAS Adelaide was the lead ship of the Adelaide class of guided missile frigates built for the Royal Australian Navy, based on the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates...
  
  
• Officer, Order of Australia (1990) - In recognition of service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as the Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel