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Ross Bastiaan

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Ross Bastiaan
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BornMelbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionDentist

Ross Jan Bastiaan AM RFD (born 1951) is an Australian Melbourne-based specialist dentist (a periodontist) and colonel in the Australian Army Reserve. He has installed bronze plaques around the world at monuments for and sites of past Australian military battles.[1][2]

Bastiaan has served on the Australian Government's War Memorial Council.[3][4] He has assisted Victoria police with forensic dentistry.[5] He has written and contributed to a number of books. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1991 for service to Australian military history[6] and promoted to Member of the Order of Australia in 2006 for services to military history and dentistry.[7] He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for his work with veterans.[8] His life has been covered in the Australian media.[9]

References

  1. "Dr Ross Bastiaan AM" (PDF). Dent-AL. No. 26. University of Melbourne. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  2. Bastiaan, Ross (2017-12-02). "Occasional Address" (PDF). University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  3. Vale, Danna (2004-05-19). "Reappointment to Australian War Memorial Council". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  4. "Australian War Memorial Council Re-Appointments". Parliament of Australia. 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  5. "History of Forensic Odontology in Australia". AuSFO Inc. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  6. "Dr Ross Jan BASTIAAN (Medal of the Order of Australia)". Australian Government, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  7. Webb, Carolyn (2006-01-26). "ROSS BASTIAAN AM". The Age. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  8. "Dr Ross Jan BASTIAAN (Centenary Medal)". Australian Government, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  9. "You Must Remember This / Men Behaving Badly". ABC.net.au. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2024-06-16.


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