People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

31 May, 1929
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

9 April, 1992 (aged 62)
Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Cause of Death

cancer (pancreatic)

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.

• Danish

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.

• Catholic

Education

• St John's (Marist Brothers) School (Hawthorn, Melbourne)

Occupation

• bank employee
• fencer (sport)
• fencing administrator
• fencing coach
• Olympian

Awards

• Sport Australia Hall of Fame

Key Events

• Olympic Games (Helsinki, 1952)
• Olympic Games (Melbourne, 1956)
• Olympic Games (Rome, 1960)
• Olympic Games (Tokyo, 1964)

Key Organisations

• New South Wales Amateur Fencing Association
• Tasmanian Amateur Fencing Association

Workplaces

• Commonwealth Bank of Australia