Born Sydney Australia 1959. Educated at state schools, art colleges (1978-81), University of New South Wales (BA Hons 1990) and Australian National University (PhD 1994). Member of various Sydney post-punk bands including the Slugfuckers (1978-81). Employed as public servant (1982-90) and as museum historian and consultant (1993-6, 1999-2002, 2003-5), notably at the Australian War Memorial. Author of For Hearths and Homes: Citizen Soldiering in Australia (1998), Australia's Boer War (2002), Red Coat Dreaming: How Colonial Australia embraced the British Army (2009), plus articles and booklets. Lives in Sydney with Lynne Ashpole. Hobby: drawing. Faith: Christian.
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South African War, 1899-1902, Australia, History, Australian Participation, Military History, Armed Forces, Australia Australian Army. Light Horse Regiment 1st/21st, Australia, history, military, Australia. Army. Citizen Military Forces, Australia. Australian Army, Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921), Australia. Australian Army. New South Wales Lancers, Biography, Catalogs, Congresses, Dt1918.p73 r43 1999, Historiography, Military Journalism, Military policy, Military training camps, National Archives of Australia, New South Wales, New South Wales. Army, Press coverage, Regimental historiesID Numbers
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