Wes Olson

Wes Olson Has Had A Lifetime’s Interest In Naval History And Was Involved In The Successful 2008 Search For Wwii Cruiser Hmas _Sydney_ And The 2015 Expedition Which Revisited Her Wreck And That Of Hsk _Kormoran_. He Is An Honorary Associate Of The Western Australian Museum, And A Member Of The Naval Historical Society Of Australia While His First Book, _Bitter Victory – The Death Of Hmas_ _Sydney_, Was Published By University Of Western Australia Press In 2000. Other Works Since Then Include _Gallipoli – The Western Australian Story_ (2006), _Battalion Into Battle – The History Of The 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion 1939-45_ (2011), And _Hmas Sydney (Ii) – In Peace And War_ (2016). Married With Three Children, He Is Employed As A Locomotive Driver With Pacific National.