People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

4 March, 1921
London, Middlesex, England

Death

31 August, 2015 (aged 94)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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.

• English

Occupation or Descriptor

• army officer
• art collector
• benefactor (general)
• company director
• intelligence officer

Military Service

• World War II

Awards

• Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
• Officer of the Order of Australia
• Centenary Medal
• Companion of the Order of Australia

Legacies

• Gordon and Marilyn Darling Gallery (National Gallery of Australia)
• Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund
• Gordon Darling Foundation

Key Organisations

• National Gallery of Australia
• Rheem Australia
• National Portrait Gallery

Workplaces

• BHP