The Author
Lieutenant Commander Dave Lassam, RAN(Ret) Joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in February 1978 as a recruit medic. Dave quickly progressed through the medic training with great success. He was posted over the forthcoming years to the hospitals of HMAS Cerberus, Albatross and Melbourne. Further postings and promotions led to ‘Sailor of the Year’ at HMAS Huon, coupled with ‘Instructor of the Year’ at HMAS Cerberus. Fresh promotions followed which ultimately led to him becoming a Lieutenant Commander.
Throughout Dave’s distinguished career in the RAN he experienced his fair share of overseas operations, Bali, Astute, Slipper, Quickstep, Sumatra and Catalyst to name but a few. What he saw and experienced as a medic officer ultimately effected his mental health. In 2016 he retired from naval duties on the grounds of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, plus receiving treatment for Prostate Cancer.
Outside of naval life (Civvy Street) Dave’s medical background is often called upon, he has frequently attended road traffic incident scenes, plus on numerous occasions at dog shows being asked for his assistance when a medical emergency has come to light.
Dave and his partner live in Melbourne, Australia, there house is dominated by dogs, dogs are their lives, hence the reference to the dog shows.
Why has Dave written this book about his life in the Royal Australian Navy, well let’s find out by turning our attention to the book.
Check out our video chat here!
The Book
When I look at this book, I don’t see standardize chapters, what I see is a collection of 60 -70 events, events that have shaped and influenced Dave’s life both in naval service and in his private life. But, for LCDR Dave Cameron Lassam, the Australian navy has and always will be a significant part of his life.
Just to give you all an idea of the events and topics that can be found in the book, I’m listing eight of them. The eight that we will be talking about in the interview that accompanies this written introduction.
HMAS Albatross 1979-80.
Deploying to the Indian Ocean.
Cockies.
HMAS Huon 1984-86.
The First Bali Bombing (12th October 2002) Headquarters Northern Command (HQNORCOM) and other Adventures.
Operation Sumatra Assist II. The Loss of a Sea King: Call Sign Shark02.
Operation Quickstep and Black Hawk Down.
USNS Mercy-2006.
Social Media Sites & Website
Please visit David’s website and social media sites to learn more about who he is, plus explore his book.
Website: www.davelassam.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dave.lassam
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/david-lassam-5b9b79116
Awards
Pencraft Awards: winner 2023 Literary Excellence.
American Writing Awards: Finalist 2023 History and Military.
Great Southeast Book Festival Award: Wild Card Entry- Winner.
Literary Titan: Gold Book Award-Non-Fiction.
Publisher
Xlibris: www.Xlibris.com.au / search bookstore /David Lassam
Podcast Info
This podcast is available to listen to on all major podcasting platforms search Talking Books hosted by J T Crowley. The video is available on YouTube search Talking Books hosted by J T Crowley, and now on Roku and Amazon Fire Stick streaming devices. Download the Experts and Authors app on your Roku or Amazon Firestick device or visit: www.Expertsandauthores.tv online and click TALKI NG BOOKS.
Thank you, Dave for giving me the wonderful opportunity of getting to know you and what your book means to you. I wish you every success with it.