Noble James R. Targett was born in Southampton, Hampshire in England Before moving to Brisbane in December 1994. A veteran of the British Army from 1974, James joined the Australian Defense Force in 1995.
Initiated into Australian No. 1 Lodge in 2008 and raised in 2009, James served as Worshipful Master of North Australian No.1 Lodge in 2014 and joined the Shriners in 2022. He was honoured to be a founding President of the Brisbane Shrine Club.
James currently serves as First Principle of Beaudesert Royal Arch Chapter No. 69, and a member of Six other Dependent Orders within the United Grand Lodge of Queensland.
His hobbies include keeping fit through golf and shooting, spending time with his lovely wife Maria, four children, and four Grandchildren, and anything to do with Shriners.