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Life Summary

Name Sir Robert David Garrick Agnew
Born

21 September, 1930
Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Died

3 August, 1987 (aged 56)
Crawley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Occupation *
  • Olympian (1948) Western Australia, Australia
  • swimmer (1949-1952) Western Australia, Australia
  • Olympian (1952) Western Australia, Australia
  • mining investor (1955-1987) Western Australia, Australia
  • big-game fisher (1960-1987) Western Australia, Australia
  • banker (1980-1987) Western Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate