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Life Summary

Name	Allan Cuthbert Harris
Born	18 January, 1904 Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Died	15 May, 1996 (aged 92) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Religious Influence	Methodist 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] Kessell, Stephen Lackey (work colleague) Stoate, Theodore Norman (related entry) Graham, Herbert Ernst (related entry)
Education *	Millicent Primary School (SA) (student, 1909-1910) Broken Hill Public School (NSW) (student, 1910-1912) Booleroo Centre School (SA) (student, 1913-1915) Murray Bridge High School (SA) (student, 1916-1917) Prince Alfred College (Adelaide) (student, 1918-1920) University of Adelaide. School of Forestry (student, 1921-1923)
Occupation or Descriptor *	forester (1924-1926) South Australia, Australia forester (1926-1980) Western Australia, Australia public servant (1926-1969) Western Australia, Australia chess player (1930-1970) Western Australia, Australia bushfire control expert (1938-1969) Western Australia, Australia Boy Scouts' leader (1940-1950) Western Australia, Australia metal and alloy manufacturer (1948-1953) Western Australia, Australia public service head (1953-1969) Western Australia, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (Volunteer Defence Corps, 1942-1946)
Awards	Ernest Ayers scholarship (University of Adelaide) (recipient, 1923) St Alban scholarship (University of Adelaide) (recipient, 1923) N. W. Jolly medal (recipient, 1967)
Key Events *	Royal commission into bush fires in Western Australia, 1961 (witness)
Key Organisations *	Australian Board of Higher Forestry Education (member) Australian Forestry Council (member) Australian Forestry School (Yarralumla, ACT) (board member) Chess Association of Western Australia (life member, ?-1996) Institute of Foresters of Australia (member, 1935-1996) Boy Scouts (WA) (district commissioner, 1942-1945) Institute of Foresters of Australia (WA) (chair, 1946-1948) Perth Football Club (president, 1962-1965) Institute of Foresters of Australia (president, 1967-1969) Institute of Foresters of Australia (fellow, 1967-1996) Wundowie Charcoal, Iron and Steel (board chair, 1969-1975)
Workplaces *	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (consultant) Forestry service (SA) (forester, 1924-1926) Forestry service (WA) (forester, 1926-1946) Dept of Industrial Development (WA) (public servant, 1946-1953) Wundowie Charcoal, Iron and Steel (manager, 1946-1953) Forestry service (WA) (forester, 1953-1969) Forestry service (WA) (head, 1953-1969)

* Dates are approximate