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Name	Maurice Samuel Batterham
Born	3 February, 1906 Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	20 August, 1996 (aged 90) Cowes, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	respiratory arrest
Education *	Geelong Grammar School (Vic) (student, 1914-1914) Gordon TAFE (Geelong, Vic) (student, 1918-1923)
Occupation or Descriptor *	electrical engineer (1924-1942) Victoria, Australia mechanical engineer (1924-1942) Victoria, Australia navy officer (1942-1966) Federal, Australia company director (1966-1969) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (sailor)
Awards	Royal Humane Society Award (recipient, 1933) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1952)
Key Events *	Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme (diving expert)
Key Organisations *	Australian Divers (Spiro) Pty Ltd (company director, 1966-1969) Australian Divers (Spiro) Pty Ltd (consulting engineer, 1966-1969)
Workplaces *	General Motors-Holden Ltd (employee, 1924-1942)

* Dates are approximate