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Life Summary

Name	Paul Alfred Cullen
Alternative Names	Paul Alfred Cohen
Born	13 February, 1909 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died	7 October, 2007 (aged 98) New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Atheist Jewish Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Cullen, Phyllis Marjorie (wife) Cullen, Jean Cecily (wife) Cullen, Evelyn (wife) Moss, Helen Elizabeth (sister) Cullen, George Jocelyn (brother) Cullen, Lorraine Isabel (sister-in-law) Cohen, Eleanor Fordyce (sister-in-law) Moss, Keith Phillips (brother-in-law) Joseph, Lillian Julia (aunt) Marks, Irene Rachel (aunt) Theomin, Gladys (aunt) Brash, Nola (aunt) Cohen, Leopold Wolfe (uncle) Cohen, Reginald Benn (uncle) Cullen, Byron George (uncle) Cullen, Sefton Louis (uncle) Joseph, Rhoda Stella (cousin) Throsby, Gwendoline Miriam (cousin) Brash, Robert Alfred (cousin) Nathan, Elizabeth (cousin) Benjamin, Audrey Theresa (cousin) Cohen, Jerrold George (cousin) Simons, Elizabeth Merrie (cousin) Theomin, June Elizabeth (cousin) Cohen, Pamela Claire (cousin) Rothstadt, Patricia Yvonne (cousin) Andrew, Georgena Ruth (cousin) Munns, Elma Marie (cousin) Cohen, Ronald J. (cousin) Cohen, Anthony Neil (cousin) Cohen, Baby (cousin) Rosenberg, Anne Phyllis (cousin)
Education *	Edgecliff Preparatory School (Sydney) (student, 1914-1918) Kingswood Preparatory School (UK) (student, 1919-1919) Cranbrook School (Sydney) (student, 1921-1925)
Occupation *	accountant (1927-1939) New South Wales, Australia army officer (1939-1963) Federal, Australia investment banker (1963-1970) New South Wales, Australia cattle breeder (1983-2000) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (army officer) Battle of Greece, 1941 (army officer) Battle of Tobruk, 1941 (army officer) Kokoda Track campaign (army officer) 2/2nd Battalion (army officer, 1939-1942) 2/1st Battalion (army officer, 1942)
Awards	Distinguished Service Order (recipient, 1943) Distinguished Service Order and Bar (recipient, 1946) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1965) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1978) Nansen Medal (recipient, 1981) Companion of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1988)
Clubs *	Imperial Service Club (Sydney) (member, 1931)
Legacies *	Paul Cullen Award (Austcare) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Austcare (president) Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (NSW) (member, 1931) Australian Fixed Trusts (founder, 1936) Australian Jewish Welfare Society (NSW) (committe member, 1936) Sydney Industrial Blind Institution (council member, 1936) Temple Emanuel (Sydney) (treasurer, 1936)
Workplaces *	Priestley & Morris (accountant, 1926-1931) J.A.L. Gunn & Cohen (partner, 1932)

* Dates are approximate