Peter Mitchell Essay Competition

The Peter Mitchell Essay Competition is conducted annually, and is open to sailors and officers of British Commonwealth navies up to and including the rank of Commander, who are either:

  1. Full-time, or
  2. Reservists who have served at least 20 days in the 12 months prior to the closing date of this competition, namely 28 October 2009.

Associated Documentation

Previous Winners 2009

Open Section
CMDR Manav Sehgal, Indian Navy
Officer's Section
LEUT Jenny Zhang, Australian Navy
Sailor's Section
CPO E Gordon Howe, Canadian Navy

2008

Open Section
LCDR Nathan Robb, Australian Navy
Officer's Section
LEUT David Clarkson, Australian Navy
Sailor's Section
CPO Holger van Geelen, Australian Navy

2007

Open Section
LCDR Chris Watson, Australian Navy
Officer's Section
LCDR Sue Harling, Australian Navy
Sailor's Section
WO Simon Kelly, Australian Navy

2006

Open Section
LCDR Nick Watson, Australian Navy
Officers' Section
LCDR John Wright, Australian Navy
Sailors' Section
CPO Bob Brimson, Australian Navy

2005

Open Section
CMDR Nick Stoker, Australian Navy
Officers' Section
CMDR Peter Thompson, Australian Navy
Sailors' Section
MCEAP II Kuldeep Sing Thakur, Indian Navy

2004

Open Section
CMDR Jonathon Meade, Australian Navy
Officers' Section
LCDR Mark Hammond, Australian Navy
Sailors' Section
LS Jocelyn Smith, Australian Navy

2003

Open Section
LCDR Bob Moyse, Australian Navy
Officers' Section
LCDR Kathryn Richards, Australian Navy
Sailors' Section
AB Wayne Wanstall, Australian Navy

2002

Competition not run

2001

Competition not run

2000

Open Section
LCDR Richard Gimblett, Canadian Navy
Officers' Section
LEUT Richard Boulton, Australian Navy
Sailors' Section
PO John Bywater, Australian Navy
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