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Name	Alfred Joseph Bessell-Browne
Born	3 September, 1877 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	3 August, 1947 (aged 69) Western Australia, Australia
Cultural Heritage	New Zealander 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 *	colonial militia (Australia) (1896-1900) Western Australia, Australia public servant (1896-1909) Western Australia, Australia army officer (1901-1942) Federal, Australia general merchant (1909-1947) Western Australia, Australia company managing director (1921-1947) Western Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate