Anthony Synnot
| Sir Anthony Monckton Synnot | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 January 1922 Corowa, New South Wales |
| Died | 4 July 2001 (aged 79) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Royal Australian Navy |
| Years of service | 1939–1982 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Chief of Defence Force Staff (1979–82) Chief of Naval Staff (1976–79) HM Australian Fleet (1973–74) HMAS Melbourne (1967) HMAS Sydney (1966) Royal Malaysian Navy (1962–65) HMAS Vampire (1960–61) HMAS Warramunga (1956–57) |
| Battles/wars |
Malayan Emergency Vietnam War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Officer of the Order of Australia Mentioned in Despatches |
Admiral Sir Anthony Monckton Synnot KBE, AO (5 January 1922 – 4 July 2001) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy, who served as Chief of the Defence Force Staff from 1979 to 1982.
Synnot was born in 1922 at Corowa, New South Wales, a descendant of Monckton Synnot, brother of Captain Timothy Monckton Synnot and a distant relative of the American Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. Synnot was educated at Geelong Grammar School. He joined the Royal Australian Navy as a cadet midshipman in March 1939 and trained in Britain with Prince Philip of Greece (as he then was). His first ship was the cruiser HMAS Canberra.
During the Second World War, Synnot served aboard the destroyer HMAS Stuart in the Battle of Cape Matapan, for which he was mentioned in dispatches, and during the evacuation of Greece and Crete. With the Royal Navy, he saw service on the battleship HMS Barham and was on board the destroyer HMS Punjabi when she sank off Iceland in 1942 after being accidentally rammed by the battleship HMS King George V.
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