People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

2 August, 1913
Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

13 December, 1982 (aged 69)
Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• Scottish

Education

• Middle Harbour Public School (NSW)

Occupation

• army officer

Military Service

• World War II
• Korean War
• Battle of Tobruk, 1941
• Kokoda Track campaign

Awards

• Military Cross
• Distinguished Service Order
• Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Key Organisations

• Army Museum of New South Wales (Victoria Barracks)
• Legacy (Sydney)
• Royal Australian Regiment Association

Workplaces

• James Patrick & Co Ltd