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Name	William Butler Geddes
Born	21 August, 1880 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 January, 1948 (aged 67) Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Geddes, Aubrey Allen (brother) Geddes, Clifford Mervyn (brother) Geddes, Stanley Arthur (brother) Geddes, Elsie Laura (sister-in-law)
Education *	Maitland High School (NSW) (student)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1897-1945) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Soldiers' Children Education Board (NSW) (board member, ?-1948)

* Dates are approximate

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