Facts: - caption: allan officers george cox and garry hall du toit -lrb- right -rrb- with us navy - battles: bougainville civil unrest - allegiance: south 1987 -- -rrb- africa -lrb- 1975 -- 87 -rrb- australia -lrb- - commands: head force 158 hmas '' tobruk '' of navy capability border protection command combined task - awards: member of the order of australia - serviceyears: 1975 -- present - name: allan du toit - branch: south 1987 -- -rrb- africa -lrb- 1975 -- 87 -rrb- australia -lrb- - image: us forces chief of staff , congratulates royal australian navy commodore navy allan du toit , who relieved rear adm. garry e. 070926-n-6645h-003 hall as commander of combined task force -lrb- ctf -rrb- capt. 1.jpg george cox , combined maritime - birth place: durban , south africa - rank: rear admiral Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of allan du toit .
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rear admiral allan kendall du toit is a senior officer in the royal australian navy , currently serving as australia 's military representative to nato .du toit has previously served as the commander border protection command until being succeeded by tim barrett in february 2010 .