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Name	Alexander Hay Borthwick
Born	3 June, 1919 Warragul, Victoria, Australia
Died	17 November, 2001 (aged 82) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Education *	Sale High School (Vic) (student, 1931-1932) Geelong Grammar School (Vic) (student, 1934-1936) University of Melbourne (student, 1937-1940)
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1940-1943) Federal, Australia diplomat (1944-1980) Federal, Australia public servant (1944-1980) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II Battle of El Alamein, 1942 (soldier) Vietnam war opponent
Workplaces *	Dept of External Affairs (federal) (diplomat, 1943-1980)

* Dates are approximate

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