Officers of the Society

 


 

 

 

 

 President:
 
 
 

 

 

 

Richard d’Apice AM LLB FSAG was elected to the position of President in 2003.  He is a senior partner with the law firm of Makinson and d’Apice and acts as Solicitor and/or Honorary Advisor to numerous ecclesiastical, charitable, and heritage bodies.  He has served in various offices in such organisations as the Society of Australian Genealogists and the Royal Australian Historical Society.  He was made a member of the Order of Australia in 1997.

 

Vice-President (ACT):
 
 
 

 

 

 

Geoff Kingman-Sugars JP was elected in 2006. Geoff has had in interest in heraldry for over 50 years and his area of expertise is blazoning arms, and English heraldry in general. He has been a member of the International Association of Amateur Heralds for several years. Geoff served in the Air Force for nearly 35 years and has a continued interest in aviation. He is a second generation armiger.

 

Vice-President (NSW):
 
 
 

 

 

Ben Franklin MA DipHS RN (rtd) was elected in 2007. A retired Naval chaplain, his principal interest is in ecclesiastical heraldry. He was awarded the Diploma of the Heraldry Society in 2002, and is currently an Examiner for the Society.

Vice-President (NT):
 
 

 

Ron Strachan is the owner of National Flags, a company based in Darwin.  He took up the Vice-Presidency in 2002.

 

 

Vice-President (QLD):
 
 
 

 

 

Peter Huxley BPharm BSc MAdmin GAICD FACPPM was elected to the office of Vice-President for Queensland in 2004.  He has had an interest in heraldry for many years and is a second generation armiger.

 

 

Vice-President (SA):
 
 
 

 

 

Jeff Poole BSc GradDipAppComp GradCertNatRes JP is a long-time genealogist whose principal interest is English and German heraldry. His arms, which date back to 1590, are of German origin.

 

 

Vice-President (VIC):

 

 

David Studham was elected in 2007.

Vice-President (WA):

 

 

Bruce Baskerville BA (Hons) (UWA), APHA, DipFHS is a historian with an interest in Australian, especially Westralian, heraldry and the emblematic uses of the black swan. Bruce is also interested in the historical development of official heraldry across Australia and South East Asia, and the 'fusion' heraldry of people and families of creole or mixed heritage. He enjoys the arcane language of blazoning for its own sake.

Vice President & Webmaster:
 
 

 

 

Chris Lindesay JP BSc (Hons) MBA HDipEd (PG) DipAdPM CMACS PCP FSA Scot was elected in 2006, previously having served as VP (ACT). Chris is interested in Scottish heraldry and in particular heraldry of the Lindsays. He is a Board member of the Clan Lindsay Society of Australia and Secretary of the International Association of Amateur Heralds.

Hon Treasurer:
 
 
 

Geoffrey Gill FCA FAMI has taken good care of our finances since 2000.  He holds a grant of arms from the English Kings of Arms.

 

 

Hon Secretary:
 
 
 

 

 

Stephen Michael Szabo JP BA (Sydney) FSA Scot has held this office, as well as that of Editor of Heraldry News, since 2000.  Mr Szabo has a particular interest in 19th century use and display of arms in Australia.

 

 

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- last updated on: 2007-08-27