Jack Grace: Boy from the bush, Task Group commander at the Coral Sea, and Admiral RN

摘要

A century after Federation, the spirit of independent Australian nationalism has never burned brighter; and as time goes by it will burn brighter still. But one area that seems to have, so far at least, avoided public notice is the several native-born Australians from the earliest days of nationhood who achieved high rank in the Royal Navy. The first Australian-born admiral was Philip Parker King; two Australian-born commanders of the Australian Squadron/Fleet were Rear Admiral John Saumarez Dumaresq CB CVO RN who earlier commanded HMAS Sydney in World War I; and Rear Admiral Robin Campsie Dalglish CB RN.