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Gietzelt, Ray (1922–2012)

Gietzelt, Ray (1922–2012)
Born	29 September, 1922 Sans Souci, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	12 October, 2012 (aged 90) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Occupation *	soldier (1942-1945) Federal, Australia trade union official (1953-1984) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier)
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1985)
Key Organisations *	Automotive Industry Authority (member) Lionel Murphy Foundation (founder) ACTU (executive member, 1967-1984) Qantas (company director, 1984-1993)
Political Activism *	ALP (life member, ?-2012)
Workplaces *	Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union (NSW) (member, 1940-1984) Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union (NSW) (official, 1953-1984) Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union (NSW) (general secretary, 1955-1984)

* Dates are approximate

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