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Life Summary

Name	Frederick John Blight
Born	30 July, 1913 Unley, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	12 May, 1995 (aged 81) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
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.
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Wright, Judith Arundell (friend) Stewart, Douglas Alexander (mentor)
Education *	Taringa State School (Brisbane) (student, 1919-1927) Brisbane State High School (student, 1928-1930)
Occupation or Descriptor *	accountant (1939-1973) Queensland, Australia poet (1939-1995) Queensland, Australia public servant (1942-1949) Federal, Australia sawmiller (1956-1968) Queensland, Australia public servant (1968-1973) Queensland, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier, 1942-1942)
Awards	Dame Mary Gilmore medal (recipient, 1965) Grace Leven prize (recipient, 1976) Patrick White Literary Award (recipient, 1976) Christopher Brennan award (Fellowship of Australian Writers) (recipient, 1980) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1987) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1987)
Workplaces *	Prices Commissioner (federal) (public servant, 1942-1949) Wilson Hart & Co (accountant, 1950-1955) Queensland State Stores Board (public servant, 1968-1973)

* Dates are approximate