Ross Bastiaan Explained
Ross Bastiaan (born 1951) is an Australian Melbourne area-based specialist dentist (a periodontist) and colonel in the Australian Army Reserve. He has installed bronze plaques around the world at monuments for and sites of past Australian military battles.[1] [2]
Bastiaan has served on the Australian Government's War Memorial Council.[3] [4] He has assisted Victoria police with forensic dentistry.[5] He has written and contributed to a number of books. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1991 for service to Australian military history[6] and promoted to Member of the Order of Australia in 2006 for services to military history and dentistry.[7] He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for his work with veterans.[8] His life has been covered in the Australian media.[9]
Notes and References
- 2017 . Dr Ross Bastiaan AM . 2024-06-16 . Dent-AL . . 1 . 26.
- Web site: Bastiaan . Ross . 2017-12-02 . Occasional Address . 2024-06-16 . University of Melbourne.
- Web site: Vale . Danna . 2004-05-19 . Reappointment to Australian War Memorial Council . 2024-06-16 . Parliament of Australia.
- Web site: 2008-04-13 . Australian War Memorial Council Re-Appointments . 2024-06-16 . Parliament of Australia.
- Web site: History of Forensic Odontology in Australia . 2024-06-16 . AuSFO Inc..
- Web site: Dr Ross Jan BASTIAAN (Medal of the Order of Australia) . 2024-06-09 . Australian Government, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- Web site: Webb . Carolyn . 2006-01-26 . ROSS BASTIAAN AM . 2024-06-16 . The Age.
- Web site: Dr Ross Jan BASTIAAN (Centenary Medal) . 2024-06-09 . Australian Government, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- Web site: 2018-11-05 . You Must Remember This / Men Behaving Badly . 2024-06-16 . ABC.net.au.
