James Roche

Lieutenant Colonel James Roche graduated from RMC Duntroon in 1990 into the Royal Australian Corps of Signals. He held a range of regimental appointments within 1 Sig Regt, 5 Avn Regt, 139 Sig Sqn and 1 CSR. He has seen operational service as a troop commander in Western Sahara in 1993, as the X6 in Bougainville in 1998, and as the J6 for the ASNCE in East Timor in 2000. Lieutenant Colonel Roche commanded 17 Signal Regiment from 2007 until December 2008, before assuming his current appointment as Deputy Director Strategy – Army within the Directorate of Future Land Warfare and Strategy.