Steve Campbell-Wright

Steve ‘Dicky’ Campbell-Wright has served in the Australian Defence Force for more than 40 years in a variety of roles – as an infantryman, musician, administrator, educator, staff officer, editor and historian. He has played a leading role in Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli, Turkey, and he led the Australian Defence Force participation in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Sydney in 2010. In 2017–18, he deployed to the Middle East Region, where he supported the Air Task Group in the bombing campaigns over Iraq and Syria. His 2014 book, An Interesting Point, marked the centenary of military aviation in Australia and traces the origins of Australian air power. He holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne and has post-graduate qualifications in museum studies from Deakin University. He also serves on the Heritage Council of Victoria as an historian.