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Name	Neil McLeod
Born	8 July, 1909 Pinjarrah, Western Australia, Australia
Died	31 October, 1993 (aged 84) Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (prostate)
Occupation or Descriptor *	accountant (1930-1943) Western Australia, Australia public servant (1943-1948) Federal, Australia company manager (1948-1970) New South Wales, Australia company managing director (1974-1986) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1969) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1969) Father of the Year (NSW) (recipient, 1979)
Legacies *	McLeod Society of Japan (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Cerebral Palsy Alliance (NSW) (founder, 1945) Cerebral Palsy Alliance (NSW) (chair of board, 1945-1974) Cerebral Palsy Alliance (NSW) (treasurer, 1945-1974)
Workplaces *	Dept of War Organization of Industry (Fed) (public servant, 1943-1947) Burroughs Ltd (manager, 1948-1974) Centre Industries (managing director, 1974-1986)

* Dates are approximate

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