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Name	Sir Henry Abel Smith
Born	8 March, 1900 London, Middlesex, England
Died	24 January, 1993 (aged 92) Winkfield, Berkshire, England
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Anglican 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.
Occupation or Descriptor *	governor (1957-1966) Queensland, Australia
Awards	Distinguished Service Order (recipient, 1945) Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (recipient, 1950) Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (recipient, 1958) Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1961)

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