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Life Summary

Name	Charles Robert Bunning
Born	1 March, 1905 Cottesloe, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	3 June, 1994 (aged 89) Peppermint Grove, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Cultural Heritage	English Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Bunning, Robert (father) Bunning, Gavin MacRae (brother)
Education *	Scotch College (Perth) (student, 1914-1922) University of Western Australia (student, 1923-1926) University of Melbourne (student, 1927-1927)
Occupation or Descriptor *	company manager (1928-1956) Western Australia, Australia company manager (1928-1979) Western Australia, Australia sawmiller (1928-1979) Western Australia, Australia timber merchant (1928-1979) Western Australia, Australia hardware merchant (1946-1979) Western Australia, Australia company managing director (1956-1973) Western Australia, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (Volunteer Defence Corps) Volunteer Defence Corps (army officer, 1942-1946)
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1969)
Key Organisations *	Bunnings Ltd (company director, 1928-1994) Bunnings Ltd (manager, 1928-1956) Millars' Timber and Trading Co Ltd (business partner, 1941-1945) Western Australian Employers Federation (member, 1951-1994) Western Australian Employers Federation (president, 1953-1957) Bunnings Ltd (managing director, 1956-1973) Bunnings Ltd (chair of board, 1956-1979) National Mutual Life Association of Australia Ltd (chair, 1959-1977) University of Western Australia (admin) (senate member, 1960-1975) Zoological Gardens (WA) (vice president, 1961-1978) Western Australian Cricket Association (board member, 1963-1980) National Safety Council of Australia (president, 1967-1968) Metric Conversion Board (member, 1970-1978)

* Dates are approximate