Rotary Hawthorn Meeting at Kooyong

The guest speaker for our Anzac themed lunch will be Dr Graham Pratt and the title of his presentation is From Gallipoli to Afghanistan - the continuing place of the Anzac legend in our nation. The initial focus will be on World War 1 and then a look at the role of our defence in many theatres of war and how the community reacts.

Dr Pratt ’s career started as a cadet cartographer and then he joined the army in 1957.  He was commissioned as a lieutenant serving as a specialist officer, served in Vietnam and retired in 1987 as lieutenant colonel. He has an honours degree in commerce and a Ph D. He has lectured at RMIT as an associate professor, published in local and international journals and in retirement has pursued his interest as a military historian.