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Life Summary

Name	Jack Napier Davenport
Born	9 June, 1920 Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	2 January, 1996 (aged 75) Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (oesophageal)
Education *	North Bondi Public School (Sydney) (student, 1926-1932) Sydney Boys' High School (student, 1933-1936)
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1939-1941) Federal, Australia air force officer (1941-1946) Federal, Australia business executive (1946-1982) New South Wales, Australia company managing director (1970-1982) New South Wales, Australia company director (1974-1992) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (soldier) World War II (air force officer)
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross (recipient, 1943) Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (recipient, 1944) Distinguished Service Order (recipient, 1944) George Medal (recipient, 1945) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1981) Companion of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1991)
Key Organisations *	455 Squadron Association (president, 1946-1996) AGL (company director, 1974-1992) Royal Australian Air Force Association (vice president, 1974-1996) Reserve Bank (board member, 1977-1992) Dalgety & Co Ltd (company director, 1978-1992) Australian War Memorial Council (council member, 1979-1985) Mount Isa Mines (company director, 1979-1990) Qantas (company director, 1980-1991) AGL (chair, 1985-1992) Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW) (committee member, 1989-1992)
Workplaces *	Commonwealth Bank of Australia (clerk, 1936) Monier Ltd (manager, 1946-1982)

* Dates are approximate