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Name	Archibald Bertram McFarlane
Born	4 June, 1916 Yarraville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	19 August, 2001 (aged 85) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	motor-neurone disease
Education *	Scotch College (Melbourne) (student, 1928-1933) University of Melbourne (student, 1934-1937)
Occupation or Descriptor *	air force officer (1937-1948) Federal, Australia public servant (1948-1973) Federal, Australia public service head (1956-1973) Federal, Australia public service commissioner (1968-1973)
Military Service *	World War II (RAAF)
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross (recipient, 1943) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1963)
Key Events *	V.I.P. Affair, 1967 (secretary, Dept of Air)
Workplaces *	Dept of Civil Aviation (Federal) (public servant, 1948-1956) Dept of Air (Federal) (dept head, 1956-1968) Public Service Board (Federal) (commissioner, 1968-1973) Petroleum and Minerals Authority (executive member, 1973-1975)

* Dates are approximate

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