People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

17 June, 1899
Auburn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

9 March, 1994 (aged 94)
West Heidelburg, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

pneumonia

Religious Influence

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.

• Methodist
• Uniting

Education

• Malvern Primary School (Melbourne)
• Scotch College (Melbourne)
• University of Melbourne

Occupation or Descriptor

• airman/woman
• civil engineer
• hydraulic engineer
• public servant
• public service head

Military Service

• World War I
• Australian Flying Corps

Awards

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• Knight Bachelor

Legacies

• L. R. East Medal (University of Melbourne)

Key Organisations

• Henry George League (Vic)
• Royal Historical Society of Victoria
• Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority
• University of Melbourne (engineering)
• Old People's Welfare Council (Vic)
• Rotary Club of Melbourne
• Institution of Engineers, Australia (national)
• International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
• Institution of Civil Engineers, London

Workplaces

• State Rivers and Water Supply Commission (Vic)