DARWIN DEFENDER MEMBERS
PATRON - Rear Admiral John Lord AM RAN (retired)
John Lord joined the Royal Australian Navy as a Cadet Midshipman from Perth in Western Australia in 1965. Graduating from the Royal Australian Naval College at Jervis Bay in 1968 he then served at sea in various ships and completed warfare and navigation training with the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom.
John commanded the frigate HMAS ADELAIDE and the guided missile destroyer HMAS HOBART before completing studies at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London in 1993, and promotion to Commodore in 1994.
As a Commodore, John was the first naval officer to be appointed to command Australian Defence Forces as Commander Northern Command from 1995 to 1996. On promotion to Rear Admiral in 1997, he was the inaugural Head of Defence Education and Training before appointment as Maritime Commander Australia (now Fleet Commander) in 1999 with responsibility for fleet operations worldwide.
His Naval career saw him on active service in Vietnam waters on several occasions including a seven month deployment in HMAS BRISBANE in 1971, and he was the Maritime Commander during the Interfet operations in East Timor in 1999/2000.
John retired from Navy in March 2001 and had a successful commercial career.
Since leaving the Navy, he has volunteered at various times as Chairman Victorian Veterans Council, Patron Darwin Defenders Victoria, and recently relinquished his position as Chairman Defence Bank Foundation.
Darwin Defenders Melbourne Committee
Patron |
Rear Admiral John Lord AM RAN (retired) |
Darwin Defenders Melbourne Branch President |
Robyn Bell |
Vice President |
Michele Gallin |
Secretary |
Bernadette Lightfoot |
Treasurer |
Eleanore Leydon |
Educational Consultant |
Tim Gurry OAM |
RSL Representative |
Brian Neal |
