Captain Norman Banks

CAPT BANKS CAREER IN THE RAN SPANNED OVER 34 YEARS AS A PRINCIPAL
WARFARE OFFICER GUNNERY SPECIALIST. HIS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED
COMMAND OF HMAS ADELAIDE (DEPLOYMENTS TO OP SLIPPER AND OP
RELEX), EXCHANGE WITH THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE LATE 1980S WHERE HE
SERVED IN A TYPE 21 FRIGATE DEPLOYED ON ARMILLA PATROLS IN THE MIDDLE
EAST,GUNNERY OFFICER HMAS DARWIN WHERE HE LED THE FIRST BOARDINGS OF
IRAQI VESSELS DURING THE GULF WAR, USN EXCHANGE WITH 3RD FLEET (WHERE
HE WAS AWARDED A US NAVY COMMENDATION), J3 NORCOM, GRADUATE OF CDSS
AND CHIEF OF STAFF NAVY SYSTEMS COMMAND. CAPT BANKS ALSO SERVED WITH
US AND INTERNATIONAL FORCES AT TAMPA, FLORIDA, AS AN AUSTRALIAN NAVY
REPRESENTATIVE, DURING THE PLANNING PHASES OF OPERATION ENDURING
FREEDOM.
CAPT BANKS WAS A PASSIONATE COLLINGWOOD SUPPORTER, A POPULAR AND
HIGHLY RESPECTED OFFICER WHO WILL BE MISSED.