Rodney Taylor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRodney Taylor
Australian Navy officer
Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1940
Place of Birth: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Date of Death: 01-Sep-2002
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Rodney Taylor
- Vice Admiral Rodney Graham Taylor, (11 June 1940 – 1 September 2002) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy, serving as Chief of Navy from 1994 to 1997.
- Born in Queensland, Taylor entered the Royal Australian Naval College at the age of thirteen.
- Graduating as dux of his year in 1957, he later specialised in navigation and served during the Vietnam War.
- Commanding HMAS Vampire as well as HMAS Torrens, Taylor planned and coordinated the deployment of Australian ships during the Gulf War.
- Retiring from the navy in 1997, Taylor died from lung cancer in 2002 at the age of 62.
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