Marist College Ashgrove 1946-1954.
Graduated from the Royal Military College Duntroon 1958.
Served in the Pacific Island Regiment 1959-1963, and in Papua New Guinea, Malaya and Borneo 1965-1967.
Served as an Infantry Commander in Vietnam 1968-1969.
Teacher at Marist Ashgrove in 1973-4 and 1983-1993.
Member of Queensland Parliament, 1975 and 1977 teaching one class per week at Marist Ashgrove in an honorary capacity.