Official History Researchers

Ashleigh Brown joined the Official History team at its inception in 2016, initially as the project officer. She moved into a researcher role in 2020, working primarily on Middle East Volume III.

Ashleigh holds a Master of Philosophy, and is a PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, researching Australian military aviation during the interwar period. Her thesis investigates the formation of the Royal Australian Air Force in 1921, its initial developments and challenges, and the period of rapid modernisation leading up to the Second World War.

Ashleigh’s first book, Inside GHQ: The Gallipoli Diary of Captain Orlo Williams, was published in 2025.