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Name	Sir John Gordon Noel Wilton
Born	22 November, 1910 Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	10 May, 1981 (aged 70) Forrest, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (prostate)
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	defence forces personnel (British) (1931-1939) Overseas army officer (1939-1960) Federal, Australia army chief-of-staff (1960-1970) Federal, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1970-1980) Australian Capital Territory, Australia

* Dates are approximate

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