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Life Summary

Name	Sir Francis Anthony Meere
Born	24 July, 1895 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
Died	15 April, 1985 (aged 89) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	Christian Brothers College (St Kilda, Melbourne) (student, 1908-1912)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1913-1960) Federal, Australia trade union official (1928-1942) Australian Capital Territory, Australia trade union official (1942-1952) New South Wales, Australia public service head (1952-1960) Federal, Australia government adviser (1962-1973) Federal, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1952) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1955) Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1960)
Key Organisations *	Administrative & Clerical Officers' Association (ACT) (member, ?-1985) Administrative & Clerical Officers' Association (federal) (life member, ?-1985) Administrative & Clerical Officers' Association (Vic) (member, 1913-1928) Administrative & Clerical Officers' Association (ACT) (secretary, 1928-1942) Administrative & Clerical Officers' Association (ACT) (member, 1928) Administrative & Clerical Officers' Association (NSW) (member, 1942-?) Administrative & Clerical Officers' Association (NSW) (organiser, 1942-?) Pope Industries Ltd (director, 1960)
Workplaces *	Dept of Customs (federal) (public servant, 1913)

* Dates are approximate