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Name	Keith Roy Whatman
Born	23 July, 1928 Concord, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	26 September, 1999 (aged 71) Seaforth, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	myocardial infarction
Education *	Bowral Public School (NSW) (student)
Occupation or Descriptor *	prisoner (1947-1957) New South Wales, Australia building demolisher (1957-1986) New South Wales, Australia benefactor (general) (1975-1999) New South Wales, Australia ballroom dancer (1976-1999) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1976)
Key Organisations *	National Trust of Australia (NSW) (patron) St Joseph’s Orphanage (Lane Cove, Sydney) (benefactor) Helen Keller School for the Blind (benefactor, 1975) Nimrod Theatre (benefactor, 1975)
Key Places *	Long Bay gaol (Sydney) (inmate, 1947-1957)
Workplaces *	Whatman and Locke (demolition man, 1958-1960) Keith Whatman is Wrecking Pty Ltd (demolition man, 1960) Broadway Ballroom (Sydney) (owner, 1976)

* Dates are approximate

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