Married with an infant child at the time of his death

Attended Australian Defence Force Academy from January 1996 – December 1998 where he completed at Bachelor of Technology (Aeronautical) Degree

Completed Wings Course on 13 October 2000.

Posted to No.3 Squadron following Wings Course

Operational deployments with No.3 Squadron include East Timor, Solomon Islands.

Served on Exchange in Singapore with No.120 Squadron Royal Singapore Air Force (RSAF) from 26 July 2003 – 28 November 2003

Completed Flying Instructors Course 10 January 2005 – 04 July 2005

Subsequent posting to Pilot Training School (PTS) as a Qualified Flying Instructor 05 July 2005 – 30 July 2006

Posted back to No. 3 Squadron 31 July 2006 completed training as a Qualified Helicopter Instructor

Detachment Commander, Timor Leste 29 October 2007 – 23 January 2008

Posted to the 3 Squadron Training Officer position on 05 May 2008, appointed acting Squadron Leader

Promoted to Squadron Leader 21 August 2008

Posted to Central Flying School 01 December 2008 as the Flight Commander. “A” Category QFI.

Flight commander at the Central Flying School Ohakea and an A category instructor

Member of the Red Checkers team, who were practising aerobatics at the time of the air accident

Cenotaph database record compiled from information in the newspapers and the NZDF AWMM