Davyd Rhys Thomas was born on 2 May 1956 in Newcastle, New South Wales, and joined the Royal Australian Navy College from that city in 1974.
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Davyd Thomas then completed the RAN Staff Course in 1987, and was employed as the surface weapons trials officer at the RAN's Test and Evaluation Centre in Sydney.
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Davyd Thomas was then posted as executive officer of HMAS Adelaide, and participated in the first RAN contingent to the Persian Gulf in 1990, as part of Operation Desert Shield; he was promoted to commander in December 1990.
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Davyd Thomas then served in Western Australia as the operations officer at Fleet Base West.
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In September 1994, Davyd Thomas assumed command of HMAS Darwin, based on the West Coast.
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Davyd Thomas was promoted to the rank of commodore and made a Member of the Order of Australia in mid-2002 for "exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy".
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Davyd Thomas later assumed the position of Commodore Flotillas and Commander Deployable Joint Force Headquarters in February 2004.
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Davyd Thomas was promoted to rear admiral and appointed to the position of Maritime Commander Australia in July 2005; in 2007 this position was renamed Commander Australian Fleet.
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On 3 August 2007, Davyd Thomas assumed command of the Australian Defence College, which on 14 January 2008 became Joint Education, Training and Warfare Command.
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Davyd Thomas assumed the duties of Deputy Chief of Navy on 6 June 2008.
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Davyd Thomas relinquished the post of DCN on 18 February 2011 to Rear Admiral Trevor Jones.