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Whitehead, David Adie (Torpy) (1896–1992)

soldier and business executive

David Whitehead, 1942

David Whitehead, 1942

Australian War Memorial, 041972

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David Whitehead, 1942

David Whitehead, 1942

Australian War Memorial, 041972

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30 September, 1896
Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland

Death

20 October, 1992 (aged 96)
Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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