Graeme was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and joined the British Army (Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers – REME) as an apprentice in Sep 1989.

He spent 23 years with REME, including postings in Northern Ireland, England, Germany, Cyprus, and Gibraltar, and deployments including Falkland Islands, Canada, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, reaching the rank of Sergeant.

Graeme left the British Army in Sep 2012 and worked for GE Healthcare for a year while going through the Lateral Transfer process to join the ADF.

He joined the ADF (RAEME) as a Corporal in Oct 2013 and was posted to Darwin. During his time in Darwin, he served at 1 CSSB, NORFORCE, 1 Aviation Regiment, and HQ 1 Brigade (on promotion to Sergeant). He was subsequently posted to 2 Health Battalion in Brisbane, before transferring to SERCAT 5 and taking up a position with BAE Systems Australia in Cairns, working on the HISS Project for the Royal Australian Navy. He maintains a further military connection working as a Recruiting SGT at 51 FNQR as a Reservist.

Graeme is married to Sarah, and they have 2 children, Lewis, who is 25, and Jaydon who is 16. They live in Redlynch and enjoy seeing all that the region has to offer.

Graeme is looking forward to helping Cairns RSL Sub Branch thrive and move forward in assisting veterans both young and old.