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FACT FILE
1952
Born in Adelaide and
educated at Elizabeth East Primary
School and Elizabeth High School
1975
Married Elizabeth
Anne Taylor, an officer in the
Women’s Royal Australian Navy
and they had two children
1968–2007
Served in the Royal Australian
Navy and on HMAS Sydney
during the Vietnam War
2007–2014
34th Governor of South Australia
2014
Appointed as
the 16th Chancellor of the
University of Adelaide
Awards
1994 Conspicuous Service Cross
2007 Knight of Grace in the Venerable
Order of Saint John
2008 Companion of the Order of Australia
Education
1988 Bachelor of Financial Administration,
University of New England
1990 Masters of Management Economics,
University of New South Wales
1994 Master’s Degree in National
Security Strategy, US War College
(National Defense University)
2009 Honorary Doctorate, Flinders University
2014 Honorary Doctorate of Letters,
University of New England
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