People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

11 January, 1926
San Francisco, California, United States of America

Death

23 January, 2022 (aged 96)
Merricks, Victoria, Australia

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.

• Anglican

Education

• Geelong Grammar School (Vic)
• Cambridge University (UK)

Occupation or Descriptor

• benefactor (general)
• department store owner
• navy officer
• retailer

Military Service

• World War II

Awards

• Companion of the Order of Australia
• Centenary Medal

Legacies

• Sarah and Baillieu Myer Immigrant Discovery Centre (Immigration Museum, Vic)

Key Organisations

• Asialink
• Institute of Public Affairs
• Myer Foundation
• National Gallery of Victoria
• Sidney Myer Fund (Melbourne)
• Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine (University of Melbourne)

Workplaces

• Myer Emporium (Melbourne)
• Coles Myer Group