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Name	Arthur Thomas Gietzelt
Born	28 December, 1920 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Died	5 January, 2014 (aged 93) New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Gietzelt, Ray (brother)
Education *	Sans Souci Public School (Sydney) (student, 1926-1932) Hurstville High School (Sydney) (student, 1933-1937)
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1941-1946) Federal, Australia local government councillor (1956-1971) New South Wales, Australia local government head (1961-1963) New South Wales, Australia local government head (1966-1971) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1971-1989) Federal, Australia Member of Upper House (1971-1989) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier)
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1992) Centenary Medal (recipient, 2001)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, 1937-2014) ALP (federal) (politician, 1971-1989) ALP (NSW) (life member, 1991-2014)
Workplaces *	Sutherland Shire Council (NSW) (alderman, 1956-1971) Sutherland Shire Council (NSW) (mayor, 1961-1963) Sutherland Shire Council (NSW) (mayor, 1966-1971) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1971-1989)

* Dates are approximate

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