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Barrie Lawson West
Barrie Lawson West
Born	11 January 1934 (age 90); Christchurch, New Zealand
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1952–1989
Rank	Rear Admiral
Battles / wars	Korean War; Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia

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Rear Admiral Barrie Lawson West, AO (born 11 January 1934) is a retired senior supply officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).^[1]

Naval career

West joined the RAN as a midshipman in 1952. He trained in Australia and the United Kingdom, then served in the Korean War and the Malaysian Confrontation.^[2]

In 1968, he became an exchange officer with the United States Navy for three years.

On his return to Australia, West spent 12 years in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, at the Navy Headquarters, including postings as:

Secretary to the Chief of Naval Staff (as a captain)
Deputy Chief of Naval Materiel (as commodore)^[2]

In 1984, West undertook studies at the Royal College of Defence Studies at Belgravia, London.^[2]

West was promoted to rear admiral on 10 May 1985 and appointed as Chief of Naval Materiel, on the retirement of Rear Admiral Bill Rourke.^[2] He retired from the Royal Australian Navy in 1989.

Awards

West was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (Military Division) in the 1988 Australia Day Honours for services to the navy as Chief of Naval Materiel.^[3] He is also entitled to wear the National Medal with clasp.^[3]

References

^ Barrie Lawson West, Royal Australian Navy
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Reshuffle in Top Navy Positions Archived 4 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Navy News Vol 28, No 6, page 3, 5 April 1985
^ ^a ^b West, Barrie Lawson, itsanhonour.gov.au

[1] Barrie Lawson West, Royal Australian Navy

[NN28-6-2] Reshuffle in Top Navy Positions Archived 4 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Navy News Vol 28, No 6, page 3, 5 April 1985

[its-3] West, Barrie Lawson, itsanhonour.gov.au

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+[[Rear admiral (Australia)|Rear Admiral]] '''Barrie Lawson West''', {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100|AO}} (born 11 January 1934) is a retired senior [[supply officer]] in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN).<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/biography/rear-admiral-barrie-lawson-west Barrie Lawson West], [[Royal Australian Navy]]</ref>
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-He was promoted to [[rear admiral]] on 10 May 1985 and appointed as Chief of Naval Materiel, on the retirement of Rear Admiral [[William John Rourke|Bill Rourke]].<ref name="NN28-6">[http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Navy_News-April-5-1985.pdf Reshuffle in Top Navy Positions] {{wayback|url=http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Navy_News-April-5-1985.pdf |date=20120404213626 |df=y }}, Navy News Vol 28, No 6, page 3, 5 April 1985</ref>
+West was promoted to [[rear admiral]] on 10 May 1985 and appointed as Chief of Naval Materiel, on the retirement of Rear Admiral [[William John Rourke|Bill Rourke]].<ref name="NN28-6">[http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Navy_News-April-5-1985.pdf Reshuffle in Top Navy Positions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404213626/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Navy_News-April-5-1985.pdf |date=4 April 2012 }}, Navy News Vol 28, No 6, page 3, 5 April 1985</ref> He retired from the Royal Australian Navy in 1989.
-He retired from the Royal Australian Navy in 1989.
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-West was made an [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] (Military Division) in the [[1988 Australia Day Honours]] for services to the navy as Chief of Naval Materiel.<ref name="its">[http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=879190&search_type=advanced&showInd=true West, Barrie Lawson], itsanhonour.gov.au</ref> He is also entitled to wear the [[National Medal (Australia)|National Medal]] with clasp.<ref name="its" />
+West was made an [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] (Military Division) in the [[1988 Australia Day Honours]] for services to the navy as Chief of Naval Materiel.<ref name="its">[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/879190 West, Barrie Lawson], itsanhonour.gov.au</ref> He is also entitled to wear the [[National Medal (Australia)|National Medal]] with clasp.<ref name="its" />
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