David joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1975 as a General Entry Recruit Communications sailor and left the RAN in 1996 as a Chief Petty Officer Signals Yeoman. During his career he served in HMA Ships Melbourne, Adelaide, Vampire, Brisbane and Success. Shore postings included HMAS Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Encounter and Navy Office Canberra.
On leaving the Navy David gained qualifications in Business and Human Resource Management and is currently the Human Resource Manager for Ensign International Energy Services, the world’s third largest onshore oil and gas drilling contractor. David is a former State Secretary of the Naval Association of Australia and was South Australian State President between 2007 and 2012. In 2009 he was appointed as an inaugural member of the State Government’s Veterans’ Advisory Council (VAC) and
served on that council for 3 years.
David has been a member of the RSL since 1995 and his wife Candy (who served as a Reserve in the WRANS) is also a member of the sub-branch committee. They live in Semaphore Park and have 2 adult children.
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Service Number: 684 Rank: Private Unit: 7 Battalion Service: Australian Army Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918 Date of death: 1915-04-25 - 1915-05-02 Place of death: Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire Cause of death: Killed in action Age at…
Date of birth 11 July 1895 Place of birth Hare Street, Kapunda, South Australia School Le Fevre Peninsula School, South Australia Religion Church of England Occupation Clerk Address Prince Street, Alberton…
Regimental number 9651 Religion Presbyterian Occupation Carpenter Address Port Adelaide, South Australia Marital status Married Age at embarkation 33 Next of kin Wife, Mrs Mary Agnes Macilwain, c/o Mrs Hourigan, 152 Liverpool Road…
Regimental number 1891 Place of birth Sandwell, South Australia Religion Baptist Occupation Fitter Address Old Port Road, New Queenstown, via Port Adelaide, South Australia Marital status Married Age at embarkation 30 Next of kin Wife…
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