Rear Admiral David Holthouse AO

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CN’s message follows: 

1. NAVY IS SADDENED TO HEAR OF THE PASSING OF RADM DAVID HOLTHOUSE ON  31 MAY 13.

 2. RADM HOLTHOUSE JOINED THE RAN IN JANUARY 1950 AS A 13 YEAR OLD  CADET MIDSHIPMAN. A MARINE ENGINEER, HE COMPLETED MUCH OF HIS  TRAINING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1950S AND 1960S, INCLUDING TRAINING  IN NUCLEAR REACTOR ENGINEERING WITH THE UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. HE SAW SEA SERVICE IN HM SHIPS TRIUMPH, GLORY, RATTLESNAKE  AND EAGLE, IN HM SUBMARINE ANCHORITE, AND IN HMA SHIPS MELBOURNE,  ANZAC, QUEENBOROUGH, SYDNEY, HOBART AND SUPPLY.

 3. RADM HOLTHOUSE SAW ACTIVE SERVICE IN VIETNAM IN 1968 DURING WHICH  HIS SHIP (HOBART) WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY FRIENDLY FIRE AND HE WAS  SUBSEQUENTLY AWARDED A NAVAL BOARD COMMENDATION FOR HIS SERVICE  DURING THIS INCIDENT.

 4. RADM HOLTHOUSE’S KEY APPOINTMENTS INCLUDED NAVAL ATTACHÉ  WASHINGTON, NAVAL ADVISER OTTAWA, COMMANDING OFFICER OF HMA SHIPS  WARATAH AND NIRIMBA, DIRECTOR OF NAVAL OFFICERS’ POSTINGS, AND FLEET  MARINE ENGINEERING OFFICER.

5. PROMOTED TO COMMODORE IN 1981 AND TO REAR ADMIRAL IN 1986, RADM  HOLTHOUSE’S FLAG APPOINTMENTS INCLUDED CHIEF OF NAVAL ENGINEERING,  CHIEF OF NAVAL LOGISTICS AND CHIEF NAVAL ENGINEER, CHIEF OF NAVAL  PERSONNEL AND NAVAL SUPPORT COMMANDER.

 6. RADM HOLTHOUSE WAS APPOINTED AN OFFICER IN THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA  IN 1991 FOR SERVICE AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF (LOGISTICS) AND HE RETIRED FROM FULLTIME NAVAL SERVICE IN 1993.

7. THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR RADM HOLTHOUSE WILL TAKE PLACE AT 1100 FRI  07 JUN 13 AT ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, ELRINGTON STREET, BRAIDWOOD  FOLLOWED BY A COMMITTAL SERVICE AT ST JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, LAKE  BATHURST.  UNIFORM FOR THE FUNERAL IS W2 WITH MOURNING BRASSARDS.

 8. ON BEHALF OF THOSE CURRENTLY SERVING AND THE BROADER NAVY FAMILY  SINCERE CONDOLENCES ARE EXTENDED TO RADM HOLTHOUSE’S FAMILY AT THIS  DIFFICULT TIME.