Tamboerskloof Primary School, 1946-1949.
	South African College 1950-1957.
	Glen Agricultural College, 1958.

1.  Author (fact and fiction) and scriptwriter; see literary work.

2. Commentator/writer: military/political/law-enforcement matters and regional peace-keeping 

3. Commentator/writer: the history, structure and functioning of local and foreign part-time military forces.

4. Journalist, general affairs, and also specialist on military and historical matters.

5. Commentator/adviser on security matters, inter alia election security.

6. Occasional military-historical advisor/action choreographer for film productions.

7. Occasional lecturer at the SA Military Academy, National War College and SA Naval Staff College etc.

8. Periodical speaker at conferences on defence-related issues.

9. Specialist military tattoo organiser (producer of the GrandWest Cape of Good Hope International Tattoo,
   December 1999-August 2001); producer of the 2003 and 2004 Cape Town Military Tattoos. Member of the
   International Tattoo Organisers' Association.

10. Course-qualified tour guide, specialising in the Cape military heritage network.

11. Consultant on:

    Military-historical topics – inter alia responsible for the original design of the Castle Guard, the ceremonial unit at the Castle of Good Hope, in 1986 at the request of the then OC Western Province Command. SA military rank/unit insignia and military uniform of all periods – inter alia designer of regimental uniforms for the Castle Guard and Regiment Westelike Provincie. The Cape military heritage network.

1.  Started as a junior reporter on Die Landstem newspaper, Cape Town, in 1961, then worked for other South African
   newspapers and magazines, as well as three years (1966-1969) as Southern and Central Africa staff correspondent
   for United Press International. Ended newspaper career in March 1990 as senior journalist and columnist on the staff
   of the Cape Times newspaper, Cape Town.

2. Appointed to the President's Council in March 1990, serving till its dissolution in July 1993.

3. Freelance writer/commentator/defence and security advisor since July 1993:

   March-May 1994: Contracted by the Independent Electoral Commission for the general election in April 1994, as a security advisor and specialist security-forces monitor; later placed on roster of official United Nations election observers. 1994-1995: Contracted by the Ministry of Defence to assist in the demobilisation of African National Congress and Pan-Africanist Congress struggle veterans. 1994-1996: Contracted by several non-governmental organisations to investigate and/or research and/or comment on:

	Arms production and sales
	Crime-prevention activities, including local-government policing
	Think-tank activities.

4. 1996: Contracted by the Ministry of Defence to work on the Defence Review, specifically as vice-chairman of the Western Cape
   Working Group, and to draft the chapter on Part-Time Forces.

5. 1996/1998: Participated at the invitation of the Defence Secretariat in a consultative forum on future military language policy.

6. 1996-1997: Contributor to a special publication by the Centre for Conflict Resolution on peace-keeping in the African Great Lakes region.

7.  1997-1998: Member of the SA National Defence Force’s Education, Training and Development Team (with Lt Col A M Marriner)
   revising Reserve Force training.

8.  April 1998: Contracted by Independent Electoral Commission to advise on security at the IEC head office building, Pretoria.

9.  December 1999-September 2001: Contracted by Sun International to produce the GrandWest Cape of Good Hope International Tattoo.

10.  August 2001-to date: Contracted by the Centre for Conflict Resolution (on behalf of the World Bank) to carry out research and
    analysis on certain defence issues.

11.  February-September 2002: Contracted by the Cape Town City Council to:

    Provide input on certain historical matters as part of the re-vitalisation of the city centre. Assist in designing and producing two public events.

12.  

    1995-to date: Occasionally called in to brief various political parties on defence matters, as well as the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.

     

	Justice of the Peace (from 1993).
	Member of the International Tattoo Organisers' Association (from 1999).
	UN international election observer (from 1994).
	Associate researcher, Institute for Security Studies (from 1994).
	Member of the Ceremonial Staff Board (advisory body to the SANDF's Director of Ceremonial and Military Music).
	Member of the VOC Foundation.
	Interim chairman of the Cape Military Heritage Foundation.

	Length of service in the Reserve Force: 40 years (still serving).
	Arm: Mechanised infantry.
	Regiment: The Cape Town Highlanders.
	Highest rank attained: Major.

1. 1958: Called up for Active Citizen Force service: Study deferment.

2.  1961-1965: Routine non-continuous regimental service.

3.  1966-1969: On inactive reserve.

4.   1969-1979: Regimental service (training and operational).

5.  1980-1983: Seconded to 71 Motorised Brigade staff.

6.  1984-1990: Regimental service (training and operational).

7.  1990-1992: Seconded to 9 SA Division staff.

8.  1993-to date: Regimental service.

9.  Extra-regimental/staff employment:

   Secondments to 71 Motorised Brigade and 9 SA Division, as noted. Observer on three external operations, 1979-1985. Minute-taker/diarist: Operation Sclera (1984 South African-Angolan Joint Monitoring Commission). Member/scriba of SADF delegation sent to attend national convention of United States Reserve Officers' Association.

	Military Merit Medal.
	Pro Patria Medal.
	Southern Africa Medal.
	General Service Medal.
	John Chard Decoration.
	John Chard Medal.
	Unitas Medal (1994 election commemorative medal).
	Chief of the Army's Commendation Certificate.

	South African and world social and military history.
	Reading a wide variety of works of fiction and poetry.
	Reading and collecting books on a variety of subjects, including Africana (particularly Cape-related), old Cape architecture, the Art Deco period and biographies of prominent figures.
	Firearms and edge weapons, particularly those with a South African connection.
	South African indigenous and tribal armies.
	Writing occasional poetry.
	The creation of wild life conservancies.
	Music, classical/Cape traditional and popular, military and non-military.