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Life Summary

Name	Sir James Alexander McCusker
Born	2 December, 1913 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	30 September, 1995 (aged 81) Dalkeith, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Education *	Highgate State School (Perth) (student, 1919-1924) Perth Modern School (student, 1925-1928)
Occupation or Descriptor *	bank employee (1929-1948) Western Australia, Australia soldier (1941-1944) Federal, Australia bank employee (1948-1953) Tasmania, Australia bank employee (1953-1959) Western Australia, Australia banker (1959-1990) Western Australia, Australia grazier (unspecified) (1980-1995) Western Australia, Australia benefactor (general) (1990-1995) Western Australia, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier)
Awards	Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1982)
Legacies *	McCusker Foundation for Alzheimer's Research (eponym) Sir James McCusker Park (Iluka, Perth) (eponym) Sir James McCusker Training Foundation (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia (life member, ?-1995) Australian Association of Permanent Building Societies (WA) (president, 1978-1979) Indicative Planning Council for the Housing Industry (WA) (member, 1979-1982) Rural and Allied Industries Council (WA) (member, 1982) John Curtin Foundation (member, 1984) Exim Corporation (deputy chair, 1985)
Workplaces *	Commonwealth Bank of Australia (employee, 1929-1959) Town and Country Permanent Building Society (WA) (chairman of directors, 1964-1983) Martindale Pty Ltd (co-owner, 1990-1995)

* Dates are approximate