Here’s the official stuff: I was born in Australia in 1966, in a large country town called Bairnsdale (VIC) and now live in Hampton (VIC) with my wife and two daughters. 

For the past 30 years: I have worked for a number of large blue chip global companies as a senior executive leading large retail businesses, operations, sales and supply teams or as a management consultant.

Why did I start writing: From a child, I always had an interest in the history of the first and second world wars. This led to a visit, twenty years ago (2003), to the Great War battlefields in France and Belgium. I wanted to retrace the steps of my two great-uncles who had fought there, one died and one survived. The experience led me to question the many ‘truths’ that have developed around the Anzac legend and as a result I wrote my first book Pozières- The Anzac Story, which re-examines the battle of Pozières and the Anzac legend.

And when not writing? I spend my time with family, running, swimming, cycling or surfing (badly!)