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Name	Alfred William Buttrose
Born	18 November, 1912 Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	26 December, 1978 (aged 66) Crawley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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.
Occupation or Descriptor *	company manager (1928-1948) South Australia, Australia army officer (1933-1945) Federal, Australia company manager (1948-1971) Western Australia, Australia army officer (1950-1968) Federal, Australia company manager (1958-1961) Queensland, Australia Anglican lay leader (1969-1978) Western Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate