Person

Bach, John Percival Spence (1923 - 2021)

Born
8 July 1923
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Died
7 July 2021
late of Coal Point, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Historian

Summary

John Bach was an associate professor in history at the University of Newcastle 1968-1985. He wrote a number of significant books on maritime themes, including A Maritime History of Australia (1976), and The Australia Station: a history of the Royal Navy in the south west Pacific, 1821 - 1913 (1986).

Details

Chronology

1942 - 1946
Military service - Second World War. Flight Lieutenant, Royal Australian Air Force
1949
Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney
1949 - 1950
Career position - Navigator, Qantas Empire Airways
1952 - 1954
Career position - Research assistant, New South Wales University of Technology
1954
Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Sydney
1954 - 1985
Career position - Lecturer, Department of History, University of Newcastle
1964
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales
1968 - 1985
Career position - Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Newcastle
1976
Career event - Book published: A Maritime History of Australia
1977 -
Career position - Honorary Associate, Museum of Applied Arts and Science
1978 - 1983
Career position - President, Australian Association for Maritime History
1978 - 1984
Career position - Head of Department, Department of History, University of Newcastle
1993
Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - in recognition of service to maritime history

Published resources

Books

  • Bach, J. P. S., A Maritime History of Australia (West Melbourne: Thomas Nelson, 1976), 481 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Lee, Robert, 'Vale John Bach OAM 8 July 1923 - 7 July 2021', Signals, 136 (Spring 2021) (2021), 76-77. Details

Resources

See also

Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes

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