Peacetime Presidents

The 458 Squadron Association has a long and illustrious history – one spanning seven decades. Our Presidents have been elected from amongst the ranks, ground crew and air crew alike. They have served and are serving the needs of the Veterans & spouses and families throughout this time. Their individual stories (where completed) can be found next to their name.

SQUADRON COUNCIL PRESIDENTS IN PEACTIME

1	1953	L. L. Johnston	Victoria (VIC)
2	1954-56	G. S. Orchard more…	VIC
3	1957	L. J. Barlow	New South Wales (NSW)
4	1958	J. Holliday	Queensland (QLD)
5	1959	J. Munday	VIC
6	1960	G. Taylor	South Australia (SA)
7	1961-63	P. C. Alexander	NSW
8	1964	C. Warren	QLD
9	1965-66	B. R. McKenzie	Overseas
10	1967-68	H. Ashworth	VIC
11	1969-70	D.Firth	VIC
12	1971-72	E. Laming	VIC
13	1973-74	S. Bartram	SA
14	1975	A. R. Power	Western Australia (WA)
15	1975-76	Bill Clues more…	WA
16	1977-79	E. T. Munkman more…	NSW
17	1979-81	I. Showell	SA
18	1981-82	M. Mason	United Kingdom (UK)
19	1982-85	C. Wyman	QLD
20	1985-87	C. Fereday more…	Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
21	1987-89	R. Russell	VIC
22	1989-91	J. Carey	SA
23	1991-93	J. Lewis	QLD
24	1993-94	S. Longhurst	NSW
25	1994-95	M. Singe	VIC
26	1995-97	B. Ravenscroft	SA
27	1997-98	E. Kelly	QLD
28	1998-00	J. Palmer	WA
29	2000-01	K. George	New Zealand
30	2001-03	I. R. Miller	NSW
31	2003-04	N. Duke	UK
32	2005	T. Moore	NSW
33	2006-19	Keith Cousins	NSW
34	2019-2020	Leon Armstrong more…	UK
35	2021	Jim Browne	QLD
36	2021-present	Charles Humbles	UK
37	2021	Tom Hicks more…	WA
38	2021-present	Bill Wake	UK
39	2022	Bev Bitmead	NSW
40	2024-present	Bert O'Leary	VIC