He served in both the Australian Army Reserve and Australian Air Force. He is the author of A Case for Ghosts which was described by poet PS Cottier as "an engaging book to read. It's as if the author were sitting with the reader in a pub, in front of an open fire, telling anecdotes about his explorations into the ghostly universe that may possibly shadow the everyday," and by the RiotACT that "is quite open-minded in his approach to the subject. He does not preach as to the existence or non-existence of ghosts, but tantalises and entertains." He is also the author and illustrator of the children's bookThe Oomee Mau Mau as well as WYRD- A journey into the beliefs and philosophies of the known and unknown and Meditations in Orange, an autobiographical look at his career as an active member in the Australian State Emergency Service. He also wrote Haunted Australian: Ghosts of the Great Southern Land and Haunted Britain: Supernatural Realms of the United Kingdom, both of which were released in 2017. In March 2018 he released Summer to Summer, a fictional account/ memoir coming of age novel based in Canberra during the 1980s. Also in 2018 he released Haunted Castles of England. A Tour of 99 Ghostly Fortesses, which examined the history and alleged hauntings of numerous castles in England sorted by geographical regions. In April of the same year he also released a solo album of original songs Paper Walls under the name James Montgomery-Willcox. He contributed and edited poetry in Capital Reflections. He has also spoken about ghosts on radio programs and at the National Museum of Australia, and has written, researched and co-produced numerous short documentaries. In 2019 he appeared as an extra playing a parliamentarian in the ABC/ Blackfella Films television series Black Bitch. In 2020 he released his fifth book about ghosts- Capital Manifestations- Tales of Haunted Canberra.
Supernatural/ paranormal
Capital Manifestations- Tales of Haunted Canberra 2020 Haunted Castles of England. A Tour of 99 Ghostly Fortesses 2018 Haunted Britain: Supernatural Realms of the United Kingdom June 2017 Haunted Australia: Ghosts of the Great Southern Land 2017 WYRD- A journey into the beliefs and philosophies of the known and unknown A Case for Ghosts -Nominated for ACT Book of the Year 2013
Children's
The Oomee Mau Mau
Autobiographical
Meditations in Orange
Fiction/ Memoir
Summer to Summer
Poetry
Capital Reflections
Essays
What Are Ghosts? And Why Do We Believe in Them? 2018
Screenplay
The Roaring Bunyip with Tim the Yowie man. TYM The Series - Haunted Tales of Burnima Homestead. TYM The Series - The Mysteries of Lake George. TYM The Series - The Great Aussie Pie Challenge.
