The following is the Australian White Ensign Oration at the Naval Officers Club Mess Dinner. Royal Automobile Club – 26 February 2021, by Lieutenant Commander Desmond Woods, RAN
President of the Mess, Chief of Navy, Distinguished Guests, fellow members of the Naval Officers’ Club. Thank you for the great honour you do me in asking me to be your 2021 Australian White Ensign (AWE) orator.