People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

17 April, 1904
South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Death

15 October, 1993 (aged 89)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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.

• Presbyterian
• Uniting

Education

• Toowoomba Grammar School (Qld)
• Emmanuel College (University of Qld)
• University of Queensland

Occupation

• army officer
• Boy Scouts' leader
• electrical engineer
• local government official

Military Service

• World War II
• Battle of Tobruk, 1941
• Queensland University Regiment

Awards

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• Distinguished Service Order
• Efficiency Decoration (Australian Military Forces)
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Key Organisations

• Clayfield Bowling Club (Brisbane)
• Emmanuel College (University of Qld)
• Boy Scouts (Qld)
• St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital (Brisbane)

Workplaces

• Emmanuel College (University of Qld)
• City Electric Light Co Ltd
• Rockhampton City Council (Qld)
• Capricornia Regional Electricity Board (Qld)
• Southern Electric Authority of Queensland