Mat McLachlan appears regularly on television as a presenter and historical advisor. He was host of the seven-part National Geographic series Life on the Edge and the ABC Anzac Day special Lost in Flanders. He appeared as a battlefield expert in the four-part… read more
A journalist by profession, Mat was a writer and corporate magazine editor for 15 years before pursuing his passion for history as a full-time career. His 2007 book, Walking with the Anzacs, is considered the definitive guide to Australian battlefields on the Western Front… read more
Mat’s passion for history started at a young age after learning that his great uncle, James McLachlan, had been killed in Bomber Command in 1943, and that other relatives fell at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. He began his journey following in their footsteps… read more
