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Name	Edward Leslie Anderson
Born	24 February, 1921 Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	20 March, 1996 (aged 75) Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (skin)
Education *	Brisbane Grammar School (student, 1933-1938)
Occupation or Descriptor *	bank employee (1938-1940) Queensland, Australia airman/woman (1940-1942) Federal, Australia air force officer (1942-1945) Federal, Australia bank employee (1946-1966) Queensland, Australia bank employee (1966-1986) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (air force officer)
Awards	Distinguished Flying Medal (recipient, 1943) Distinguished Flying Cross (recipient, 1944)
Workplaces *	Commercial Bank of Australia (employee, 1939-1940)

* Dates are approximate