Brendan Bateman

Brendan Bateman was born in Sydney, Australia. A lifelong history enthusiast, Brendan studied both ancient and modern history at the University of Sydney. Acknowledging the truism that 'there is no future in history', he also pursued a law degree and has practised as a lawyer with a leading Australian law firm for over thirty years. However, his passion for history never waned. In 2009, he scratched that itch which eventually led to him self-publishing I am the First and the Last: The Fallen...See more

Brendan Bateman was born in Sydney, Australia. A lifelong history enthusiast, Brendan studied both ancient and modern history at the University of Sydney. Acknowledging the truism that 'there is no future in history', he also pursued a law degree and has practised as a lawyer with a leading Australian law firm for over thirty years. However, his passion for history never waned. In 2009, he scratched that itch which eventually led to him self-publishing I am the First and the Last: The Fallen World War One ANZACs of St Mark's Drummoyne in 2015. This work paved the way for his latest three volumes, Drummoyne's Great War, which chronicle the lives of the ninety-five men commemorated on the Drummoyne War Memorial who served and died in the First World War. See less