William Anthony George Dovers
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Rear Admiral
William "Bill" Anthony George Dovers CSC
is an Australia
n naval officer.
(1959–1969), commencing as a preparatory school student in Wyvern House
, before entering the Royal Australian Naval College in 1970.
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
William "Bill" Anthony George Dovers CSC
Conspicuous Service Cross
Conspicuous Service Cross can refer to:* Conspicuous Service Cross * Conspicuous Service Cross * Conspicuous Service Cross...
is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n naval officer.
Early life
Bill Dovers was educated at Newington CollegeNewington 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....
(1959–1969), 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 in 1970.
Naval career
Dovers has served aboard the Australian warships , , , and , along with American destroyer .Honours
- Conspicuous Service CrossConspicuous Service CrossConspicuous Service Cross can refer to:* Conspicuous Service Cross * Conspicuous Service Cross * Conspicuous Service Cross...
(1991) - In recognition of service to the RAN as CO of during the Gulf War