James Goldrick
Australian naval historian (1958–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rear Admiral James Vincent Purcell Goldrick, AO, CSC (8 August 1958 – 17 March 2023) was an Australian naval historian, analyst of contemporary naval and maritime affairs, and a senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Following his retirement from the RAN, Goldrick was a fellow at the Sea Power Centre – Australia and an adjunct professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy. He was also a member of the Naval Studies Group at the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society, an adjunct professor in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University and a professorial fellow of the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security at the University of Wollongong. He was a visiting fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford in the first half of 2015, and a non-resident Fellow of the Lowy Institute from 2013 to 2018.
James Goldrick | |
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Born | (1958-08-08)8 August 1958 Sydney, New South Wales |
Died | 17 March 2023(2023-03-17) (aged 64) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Royal Australian Navy |
Years of service | 1974–2012 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held | Australian Defence College (2008–11) Border Protection Command (2006–08) Australian Defence Force Academy (2003–06, 2011–12) RAN Sea Power Centre (1999–00) HMAS Sydney (1996–99) HMAS Cessnock (1990–91) |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross |