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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rear Admirals G-M, Admirals of the RAN
- ↑ J. V. P. Goldrick, 'Buchanan, Herbert James (1902–1965)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 286–287.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rear Admirals A-F, Admirals of the RAN
- 1 2 Cooper, Alastair. "Gatacre, Galfry George Ormond (1907–1983)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 5 April 2011.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rear Admirals N-Z, Admirals of the RAN
- ↑ Rear Admiral William John Dovers CBE DSC (born 1918) vs Rear Admiral William Anthony George Dovers CSC (born 1951) who was SO to DCNS
- 1 2 Dovers' end date is inconsistent with Gladstone's start date
- ↑ A short biography of our national patron Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Rear Admiral Neil Ralph ret'd, Vietnam Veterans' Association of Australia, Victorian Branch, www.vvaavic.org.au
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