Background
He was born in the Tasmanian town of Wynyard.
table tennis player athletics competitor
He was born in the Tasmanian town of Wynyard.
He lost a leg to a land mine in the Vietnam War, where he served in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment from 3 December 1968 to 2 June 1969. He founded the Tasmanian Amputee Sporting Association, was involved with several charity military and civilian organisations, and was involved with local football. He was awarded life membership of the Burnie sub-branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia(RSL) in 2002, due to his strong involvement in the organisation.
He died on 31 July 2005 in Burnie.