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Name	Robert Wilson Iredale
Born	31 March, 1913 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Died	17 June, 1994 (aged 81) Mornington, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (skin)
Education *	Melbourne High School (student, 1925-1930)
Occupation or Descriptor *	business executive (1938-1940) Victoria, Australia air force officer (1941-1945) Federal, Australia business executive (1946-1948) Victoria, Australia business executive (1954-1975) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (air force officer)
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross (recipient, 1942) Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (recipient, 1944) Croix de Guerre avec Palme (France) (recipient, 1947)
Workplaces *	Mobil Oil Australia (employee, 1934-1975) Mobil Oil Australia (company manager, 1960-1975)

* Dates are approximate