James Groves

Captain James Groves graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy in 2003 and the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 2004. He served as a Troop Commander, Gun Position Officer and Forward Observer with the 8th/12th Regiment, and as a Forward Observer and Adjutant of the 4th Regiment. He deployed to the Solomon Islands as a platoon commander in 2006 and to Afghanistan as a Forward Observer and Joint Terminal Attack Controller in 2009 and 2010. Captain Groves was an Instructor in Gunnery in Joint Fires Wing at the School of Artillery throughout 2011 and 2012. He is now the Acting Brigade Major for the 8th Brigade.