What type of details about roy dowling can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: vice admiral sir roy russell dowling , -lrb- 28 may 1901 -- 15 april 1969 -rrb- was a senior commander in the royal australian navy -lrb- ran -rrb- . he served as chief of naval staff -lrb- cns -rrb- , the ran 's highest-ranking position , from 1955 until 1959 , and as chairman of the chiefs of staff committee -lrb- cosc -rrb- , forerunner of the role of australia 's chief of the defence force , from 1959 until 1961 . born in northern new south wales , dowling entered the royal australian naval college in 1915 . after graduating in 1919 he went to sea aboard various royal navy and ran vessels , and later specialised in gunnery . in 1937 , he was given command of the sloop . following the outbreak of world war ii , he saw action in the mediterranean theatre as executive officer of the royal navy cruiser , and survived her sinking by a german u-boat in march 1942 . returning to australia , he served as director of plans and later deputy chief of naval staff before taking command of the light cruiser in november 1944 . his achievements in the south west pacific earned him the distinguished service order . dowling took command of the ran 's first aircraft carrier , , in 1948 . he became chief of naval personnel in 1950 , and flag officer commanding hm australian fleet in 1953 . soon after taking up the position of cns in february 1955 , he was promoted to vice admiral and appointed a companion of the order of the bath . as cns he had to deal with shortages of money , manpower and equipment , and with the increasing role of the united states in australia 's defence planning , at the expense of traditional ties with britain . knighted in 1957 , dowling was chairman of cosc from march 1959 until may 1961 , when he retired from the military . in 1963 he was appointed a knight commander of the royal victorian order and became australian secretary to hm queen elizabeth ii , serving until his death in 1969 .
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