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Name	Desmond Robert Renford
Born	25 August, 1927 Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	30 December, 1999 (aged 72) Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	myocardial infarction
Religious Influence	Anglican 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 *	Maroubra Bay Public School (student, 1935-1938) Cleveland Street High (Sydney) (student, 1939-1941)
Occupation or Descriptor *	sailor (1945-1947) Federal, Australia swimmer (1968-1985) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1977-1980) New South Wales, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1992-1992) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1976) papal knighthood (recipient, 1990) Sport Australia Hall of Fame (inductee, 1998)
Key Organisations *	Randwick Council (Sydney) (councillor, 1977-1980)

* Dates are approximate

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