Life Summary - Douglas Lingen Lamb

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Lamb, Douglas Lingen (1915–1997)

	Lamb, Douglas Lingen (1915–1997)
Born	14 October, 1915 Woollahra, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Died	23 March, 1997 (aged 81) Darling Point, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	internal bleeding
Religious Influence	Anglican
Education*	Tudor House (Moss Vale, NSW) (student, 1926-1928) King's School (Parramatta, Sydney) (student, 1929-1935) Cambridge University (UK) (student, 1936-1938)
Occupation*	army officer (1940-1945) Federal, Australia barrister (1946-1951) New South Wales, Australia wine and spirits merchant (1951-1974) New South Wales, Australia company director (1952-1959) New South Wales, Australia wine industry leader (1952-1997) New South Wales, Australia wine and spirits merchant (1983-1997) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service*	World War II (army officer)
Legacies*	Douglas Lamb Perpetual trophy (Royal Agricultural Society of NSW) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Penfold's Wines Pty Ltd (board member, 1952-1959)
Workplaces*	Hoyts Theatres Ltd (lawyer, 1947-1951) Douglas L. Lamb Pty Ltd (owner, 1951-1974) Douglas Lamb Wines (owner, 1983-1997)

* Dates are approximate

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Lamb, Douglas Lingen (1915–1997)