Chris Barrie (admiral)

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Chris Barrie
May 29, 1945 (1945-05-29) (age 63)
Admiral Barrie's official portrait
Nickname	Chris
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1961 - 2002
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Australian Defence Force HMAS Watson HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) HMAS Buccaneer
Battles/wars	Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation Vietnam War
Awards	Companion of the Order of Australia

Admiral Christopher Alexander Barrie AC (b. 29 May 1945) was an Admiral in the Royal Australian Navy and the Chief of the Australian Defence Force from July 4, 1998 to July 3, 2002.

Born in Sydney, Barrie was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and joined the Royal Australian Naval College in 1961. During his early Naval training, Admiral Barrie completed service on HMAS Anzac, Vampire and Melbourne, which included service in the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation, and a 23 day tour of duty in Vietnam. Postings to the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth and HMS Excellent followed.

Barrie served at sea as part of the commissioning crew of HMAS Brisbane, which included a seven month tour of duty in Vietnam, during 1969.

He also served as Commanding Officer HMAS Buccaneer, Operations and Navigating Officer on HMS Eastbourne, HMAS Perth and HMAS Duchess, Executive Officer on HMAS Vampire and later as Commanding Officer HMAS Stuart.

Between 1990 and 1991, Barrie held an appointment as Defence Adviser, New Delhi, India and following this post, he served as Director RAN Surface Warfare School and Commanding Officer HMAS Watson; Deputy Maritime Commander and Chief of Staff at Maritime Headquarters in Sydney; Deputy Chief of Naval Staff; and Vice Chief of the Defence Force between 1997 and 1998.

Barrie was promoted to Admiral, and assumed the post of Chief of the Defence Force on 4 July 1998. He held this post until his retirement in 2002; he was succeeded by General Peter Cosgrove.

Through part-time study Admiral Barrie obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a special focus on International Relations and Politics in 1983 and, was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree in 1996, by Deakin University.

[edit] Awards

	Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)	(2001)[1]
	Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)	(1998)[2]
	Member of the Order of Australia (AM)	(1994)[3]
	Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975
	General Service Medal
	Vietnam Medal
	Australian Service Medal 1945-1975
	Centenary Medal	(2001)[4]
	Defence Force Service Medal with Federation Star	(40-45 years service)
	National Medal	(1978)[5]
	Australian Defence Medal
	Vietnam Campaign Medal (Republic of Vietnam)

[edit] References

• Vietnam War Nominal Roll entry
• CDF Biography Wayback Machine archive of Admiral Barrie's Defence biography as Chief of the Defence Force. Archived 17 December 2001, accessed 23 August 2005.
• Senior Military Appointments Government press release detailing the military appointments for 2000.
• Official portrait of ADM Barrie in "whites" wearing the "old" Admiral (Australia) shoulder-boards lo-res hi-res

Military offices
Preceded by General John Baker AC DSM	Chief of the Australian Defence Force 1998-2002	Succeeded by General Peter Cosgrove AC MC
Preceded by Vice Admiral Robert Walls AO, RAN	Vice Chief of the Defence Force 1997-1998	Succeeded by Air Marshal Douglas Riding AO