Bill Dovers
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|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1951|9|19|df=yes}}
|birth_place= Sydney, New South Wales
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|allegiance= Australia
|branch= Royal Australian Navy
|serviceyears= 1970–2000
|rank= Rear Admiral
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|commands= {{HMAS|Adelaide|FFG 01|6}} (1989–90)
|battles= Gulf War
|awards= Conspicuous Service Cross
|relations= Rear Admiral William John Dovers (father)
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Rear Admiral William Anthony George Dovers, {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100%|CSC}} (born 19 September 1951) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy.[http://www.navy.gov.au/biography/rear-admiral-william-anthony-george-dovers – Dovers, William Anthony George (1951–), RADM, CSC]
Early life
Bill Dovers was educated at Newington College (1959–1969), commencing as a preparatory school student in Wyvern House,Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp54 before entering the Royal Australian Naval College in 1970.
Naval career
Dovers has served aboard the Australian warships {{HMAS|Swan|DE50|6}}, {{HMAS|Melbourne|R21|6}}, {{HMAS|Anzac|D59|6}}, {{HMAS|Vendetta|D08|6}}, and {{HMAS|Duchess|D154|6}}, along with American destroyer {{USS|Cochrane|DDG-21|6}}. He received the Conspicuous Service Cross in 1991 in recognition of his command of {{HMAS|Adelaide|FFG 01|6}} during the Gulf War.{{Cite web |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/967366 |title=It's an Honour |access-date=14 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002215241/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/967366 |archive-date=2 October 2018 |url-status=live }}
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Category:Australian military personnel of the Gulf War
Category:Graduates of the Royal Australian Naval College
Category:People educated at Newington College
Category:Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)