Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
Sir John Franklin, Artic Explorer, Governor of Tasmania
Wed 14 May, 12:00 am
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Presenter – Desmond Woods MSc OAM
Desmond Woods served for more than four decades in the RNZN, the RN the British Army and the RAN as an education officer teaching naval and military history to junior officers. From 2003 – 2010 he was the Course Officer for the Strategic Studies Course at the RANC.
He was the Military Support Officer to the Defence Community Organization in Canberra for two years before joining the staff of the RAN’s International Fleet Review in 2013. This was followed by a year as Staff officer Centenary of Anzac (Navy) before joining CN’s personal staff as his Research Officer. After time as a Heritage Research Officer at the RAN’s Seapower Centre in Canberra he became the Navy’s Bereavement Liaison Office.
He is a councilor of the Australian Naval Institute and the Australian Institute for International Affairs (ACT) a member of the United Services Institute (ACT) and is an author and a regular contributor to Australian and international naval historical journals.